Focusing on seven distinct hydrogeographies, Fertile Futures commissions young architects, in collaboration with experts from other fields of knowledge, to develop proactive models for a more sustainable tomorrow, starting from a non-hierarchical cooperation between disciplines, generations and species.
Because starting a public discussion on the protection, management and future of freshwater is a matter of global interest.
The seven case studies
Focusing on the specificity of the Portuguese territory, these rivers have been chosen as examples of the anthropocentric action on natural and limited water resources: Tâmega, Douro Internacional, Medio Tago, Albufeira do Alqueva, Mira, Lagoa das Sete Cidades and the streams of Madeira.