Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge have an important role to play in urban planning and management. They can support impact detection and evaluation in urban areas , weather forecasting in urban areas , climate change adaptation in urban agriculture , urban food security , planning and managing urban solid waste , urban flood management , drought perception and coping strategies , and ecological restoration and urban commons management . They can help define baselines for past climate and ecological change, providing a historical perspective on changes in urban commons such as lakes and trees , as well as past climatic changes or climate baselines  and shifting baseline syndrome . Incorporating Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge can help generate more people-oriented and place-specific approaches, leading to adaptation policies that foster identity, dignity, self-determination and better collective decision making and capacity to act  .
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