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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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Pre-disposed tectonic subsidence controls flood hazards and unplanned urbanisation dominates the flood disasters in the Pliocene to Holocene Kashmir basin, NW Himalayas

In this study, the authors extend their previous work by producing robust evidence in support of the role of active faults and tectonic topography in shaping the flood hazards in the Kashmir basin
Houston residents clean up debris after heavy flooding brought about by Hurricane Harvey
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Houston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate

Floods are complex events, and they are about more than just heavy rain. Flooding events like the Houston area experienced provide case studies that can help cities everywhere manage the increasing risk.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Bangladesh influencers push tree planting to fight record heat

As a heatwave grips Bangladesh, social media influencers call for tree planting but experts say solving heat problem is complex.
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Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk, as a new NYC study shows

In a new study, data from New York City and the surrounding area was analyzed to understand how severe weather drives power outages and who is most at risk, particularly in urban areas.
Conversation Media Group, the
An African man biking through flooded streets.
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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people.
Conversation Media Group, the
Green roof at the WIPO headquarters building
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Nature-Based Solutions in schools: a green way to adapt buildings to climate change in Solana de los Barros, Extremadura (Spain)

Different types of green roofs, green facades, permeable paving and ventilation systems have been tested in a school building of Spain to address increasing temperatures and water scarcity.
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Urban adaptation in Europe: what works? Implementing climate action in European citie

This report uses the Key Type Measure classification, which changes the focus from hazard-specific approaches to approaches that emphasise the importance of building overall resilience.
A cooling center sign in Vancouver, Canada amidst a heatwave
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‘Silent killer’: Canadian cities scramble to prevent heat-related deaths

Proactive measures to protect people well before a heat wave are important because illness and death from heat are largely preventable. Caroline Metz is leading the development of a new heat resilience tool to help municipalities address their heat risk.
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