A systematic review of dynamics in climate risk and vulnerability assessments

A Jurgilevich, A Räsänen… - Environmental …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Understanding climate risk is crucial for effective adaptation action, and a number of
assessment methodologies have emerged. We argue that the dynamics of the individual …

Adaptation to climate change-related risks in Dutch urban areas: stimuli and barriers

H Runhaar, H Mees, A Wardekker… - Regional environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Climate change is associated with various risks, such as flooding and heat stress. So far,
most research has concentrated on the identification and quantification of these risks as well …

Rainproof cities in the Netherlands: Approaches in Dutch water governance to climate-adaptive urban planning

L Dai, R Wörner, HFMW van Rijswick - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Due to increasingly frequent incidents of pluvial flooding of public spaces and private
properties, climate-adaptive building and urban water management are gaining momentum …

Overview of challenges and achievements in the climate adaptation of cities and in the Climate Proof Cities program

RAW Albers, PR Bosch, B Blocken… - Building and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite all international, national and local initiatives to mitigate climate change, a certain
degree of climate change is unavoidable. Urban environments in particular seem vulnerable …

An urban drought categorization framework and the vulnerability of a lowland city to groundwater urban droughts

I Machairas, FHM van de Ven - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
Due to climate change, droughts will intensify in large parts of the world. Drought and its
impacts on nature and agriculture have been studied thoroughly, but its effects on the urban …

Out of the comfort zone: institutional context and the scope for legitimate climate adaptation policy

J Tennekes, PPJ Driessen… - … Policy & Planning, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Adaptation to climate change is gradually becoming accepted as one of the major
challenges in regional and urban planning. However, the scope for options that make our …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating climate change and urban regeneration: success stories from Seoul

J Song, B Müller - Buildings & Cities, 2022 - journal-buildingscities.org
Urban regeneration offers extensive opportunities for tackling climate change. However, in
the Republic of Korea, successful examples of such policy integration are rare. Whereas …

Soil moisture mapping for drought monitoring in urban areas

N Arif, Y Susena - IOP Conference Series: Earth and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Soil moisture is an important indicator for drought monitoring. Mapping of soil moisture in
this study uses remote sensing, namely Landsat 9 OLI imagery, because it can be relied …

Creating water robust urban environments in the N etherlands: linking spatial planning, design and asset management using a three‐step approach

FHM Van de Ven, B Gersonius… - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in climate will likely have major implications for the layout of cities,
buildings and residents. A three‐step approach is presented to respond to these changes …

Adaptation tipping points and opportunities for urban flood risk management

N Koukoui, B Gersonius, PP Schot… - Journal of water and …, 2015 - iwaponline.com
The effects of climate change are expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of
floods, droughts and heat waves. An emerging method termed adaptation tipping point …