Urban risk and planning

Analysis pinpoints areas most vulnerable to hotter, drier weather causing ground to shrink and drag foundations down

This study analyses the impact of the earthquakes that occurred on the 7 and 19 September 2017, with magnitudes of 8.2 and 7.1 respectively, on crime patterns in Mexico City.

This study proposes an integrated environmental-urban diagnostic methodology that defines objective functions, identifies priority intervention areas, clarifies the role of drainage projects, and enables the measurement of intervention efficiency.

In conflict-affected Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, nature-based solutions are reducing flooding, protecting hydropower dams and creating green jobs, providing lessons for rapidly urbanizing cities across sub-Saharan Africa.

Our novel artificial intelligence model can predict extreme storm surges with high accuracy, including under future climate conditions.

The following six infographics project highlight key messages about heatwaves in cities, including the impacts of heatwaves and vulnerability to heat, as well as steps cities can take to understand and mitigate heat risks.

Dutch cities are increasingly facing foundation problems as a result of low groundwater levels, shrinking clay soils and land subsidence. Climate change is exacerbating these effects.

This index-based study examines the heatwave resilience of both formal and informal communities located in Lahore, Pakistan. Resilience is assessed in terms of its capacities and dimensions.