Urban areas generate more than 70% of the world's climate change emissions, mainly CO2,
produced by the combustion of fossil fuels. Climate change is increasing cities' exposure to …

Climate change has increased the frequency of extreme weather events, challenging
traditional flood risk assessments. New methods, like InVEST's urban flood risk mitigation …

Rapid urbanization and population growth driven by global tourism in cities such as Cancun,
Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and Puerto Morelos, in Quintana Roo, are major stressors in the …

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly proposed as a response to the growing
vulnerability of coastal areas to the risks of coastal erosion and flooding. These solutions …

On 6 February 2023, near Kahramanmaraş in south-central Türkiye, an event underscored
the vulnerability of cities to seismic activity, revealing a lack of preparedness for substantial …

This study aims at analyzing the relationships between supply of ecosystem services,
features of green areas and characteristics of settlements in urban contexts, by taking the …

Urban flooding is one of the most recognized problems cities must tackle in the coming
decades due to climate change conditions. Nevertheless, the empirical knowledge of the …

Climate Change is considered the major present and future threat to the stability of cities,
especially through the increase of related impacts. Out of all natural disasters, those related …

This thesis contribution is 'critical heritage urbanism'that connects urban and heritage
phenomena in addressing emerging urban issues of the Anthropocene. In this thesis, I …

River deltas have been ideal locations for thriving port cities; yet, the march of
industrialization and urban expansion has brought significant environmental challenges …