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Urban risk & planning

This theme contributes to the understanding of urban risk, which includes urban hazards, exposure and vulnerability. It also covers aspects related to improving awareness, as well as local governance and local capacity to effectively reduce disaster risk.

Latest Urban risk & planning additions in the Knowledge Base

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Effects of urbanization and deforestation on flooding: Case study of Cap-Haïtien City, Haiti

This study aims to assess the impact of urbanization and deforestation on river flooding in Cap-Haïtien by applying the hydrological model Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and the hydrodynamic model Sobek-Rural.
Cello taxis in the flooded streets in China.
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How China is adapting to increasingly frequent flooding

In this Q&A, Carbon Brief looks at the reasons for China’s recent floods, how the country is adapting and whether it will need to re-examine and future-proof its flood defence systems.
Carbon Brief
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Understanding flood risk in urban environments: spatial analysis of building vulnerability and hazard areas in the Lisbon metropolitan area

This paper aims to contribute to the global efforts to enhance flood resilience in urban areas by introducing a physical vulnerability index for buildings in flood-prone urban areas and exploring its connection with flood hazard.
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Summer in the city: Climate science reveals the impacts of heat

People who live in cities are particularly vulnerable to heat stress. More than half of the world’s population and 83 percent of the United States’ population lives in urban areas.
United States Department of Energy
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To live with floods or not: Intersectionality of drivers of urban households' adaptation and relocation intentions

In this study, the Probit estimation technique is employed to understand the intersectionality of social, economic, demographic, and physical considerations influencing households' decision-making regarding relocation amidst flood risks.
Digital thermometer showing a high temperature in a town
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New fabric makes urban heat islands more bearable

With applications in clothing, construction and food storage, the new textile reduces heat from both the sun and thermal radiation from nearby buildings.
University of Chicago
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A spatial evaluation framework of urban physical resilience considering different phases of disaster risk management

This research seeks to develop a conceptual spatial framework considering different phases of disaster risk management to evaluate urban physical resilience.
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An integrated approach to UNDRR's Making Cities Resilient (MCR) strategy and critical infrastructure system in the era of climate crisis: the case of Cheongju city

This study comprehensively analyzed the integration of disaster management strategies and urban master planning in Cheongju, employing the 10 core essential elements of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR 2030) framework as a benchmark.
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