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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

A woman farmer harvests wheat in Lahore, Pakistan
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If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool

A dark roof means you’ll pay considerably more to keep your house cool in summer. Last year, the average household in New South Wales paid A$1827 in electricity. But those with a lighter-coloured cool roof can pay up to $694 less.
Conversation Media Group, the
Bird eyes view of Singapore City skyline in Singapore.
Research briefs

Cool paint coatings help city dwellers feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, study finds

A real-world study by researchers at NTU Singapore has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, making the urban area more comfortable for work and play.
Nanyang Technological University
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Documents and publications

MCR2030 Europe and Central Asia: Partners’ guide for local disaster risk reduction strategies and action plans

This guide outlines MCR2030's offer for local authority members of its network, advising on developing integrated disaster risk reduction strategies aligned with nationalor regional plans.
A 7.8 earthquake struck Turkiye and Syria in February 2023.
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Lessons on resilience from a year of global earthquakes

Rapid population growth in disaster-prone regions concentrates people where recovery after extreme events is costly. Investment in resilience is crucial.
World Bank, the
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Documents and publications

Characteristics of urban flood resilience evolution and analysis of influencing factors: a case study of Yingtan City, China

In this study, taking Yingtan city as an example, a system of indicators for evaluating Urban Flood Resilience (UFR) was constructed, with 17 representative indicators
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Documents and publications

Quantifying the energy impact of heat mitigation technologies at the urban scale

This paper presents the results of a large-scale heat mitigation project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Chókwè remains committed to its efforts towards Urban Climate Resilience

In a significant milestone for Chòkwé city’s climate resilience efforts, the project “Building Urban Climate Resilience in South East Africa” marked a pivotal achievement with the rehabilitation of the Hydraulic Passage of the city's main Drainage System.
Technical Centre for Disaster Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience
Water flowing from a blue pump pipe
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Protecting bathing water quality from sewage overflow in Rimini, Italy

Public works on the street surfaces, during the renovation of the sewage system, provided an opportunity to transform streets and parking areas on the waterfront into an urban park that simultaneously functions as a barrier against coastal flooding.
Climate-ADAPT
European Environment Agency
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