{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Betolaza"]},"warnings":[{"code":"facet_value_not_in_vocabulary","message":"Value 'Betolaza' for facet 'geography' is not in the controlled vocabulary."}]},"total":{"value":1,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Betolaza","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"bc3res-000228","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/bc3res-000228","title":"CARTOGRAFÍA COLECTIVA DE HISTORIAS AMBIENTALES","publisher":{"name":"Basque Centre for Climate Change","organization":"basque-centre-for-climate-change"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.bc3research.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Libro_historias_CAS.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report documents the environmental and social history of the Betolaza, Circunvalación, and Uretamendi neighborhoods in Bilbao. It highlights how residents historically organized to combat recurrent forest fires through the creation of vegetable gardens, managed their own water distribution systems over 12 years, and supported each other during major floods in 1977-78 and 1983. The text describes the deep connection between the community and the surrounding Arraiz and Pagasarri mountains, as well as the loss of urban gardens in Uretamendi due to municipal landscaping. This work is part of the IntegrateNbS project (2024-2026), which aims to implement inclusive nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and social equity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000228#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Recurrent forest fires originating from Monte Arraiz affected the Betolaza neighborhood, including a major fire in 1956 and another on December 28 (year unspecified). Residents eventually stopped these large fires by establishing vegetable gardens to keep the land clean and manage weeds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000228#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Water procurement in Betolaza and Uretamendi was initially independent and manual, using buckets from sources like Fuente del Soldado, Fuente de la piedra, and Fuente de Iturrigorri. Residents of Betolaza organized for 12 years to build their own water distribution network after securing materials from the City Council.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000228#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Severe flooding occurred in 1977-78 and 1983. The 1977-78 event left many Betolaza residents homeless due to mud and stone slides, leading to controversial relocations to Otxarkoaga where residents reported being charged higher rents (1200 pesetas) than original Otxarkoaga residents (300 pesetas). The 1983 Bilbao flood caused power and water outages in Uretamendi and led to the piping of local stream tributaries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000228#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Community-led environmental maintenance was common during the early urbanization of the neighborhoods, including collective cleaning of ferns, brambles, and trash. In the 1980s, youth groups performed deep cleanings of the Uretamendi and Circunvalación ravines and planted trees using tools provided by the City Council.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000228#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While Betolaza maintains a system of gardens that provide dietary supplements and social spaces, Uretamendi lost its gardens on the slope of Monte Gaztelapiko when the City Council converted the area into a promenade and viewpoint without providing alternative spaces.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000228#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IntegrateNbS project (2024-2026), funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European partnership 'Steering Urban Transitions', uses these local histories to develop a methodology for implementing inclusive nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation and social equity in Bilbao.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"bc3res-000228#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["nature-based solutions","climate change adaptation","forest fire","flood management","water management","social equity"],"geography_discussed":["Monte Arraiz","Pagasarri","Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["qualitative","participatory mapping","oral history"]}]}