Research on urban vulnerability has grown considerably in the last several years but is still
largely limited and characterized by constraints based on interdisciplinary differences in …

Identifying the risk factors for morbidity and mortality effects pre-, during and post-flood may
aid the appropriate targeting of flood-related adverse health prevention strategies. We …

With the growth of cities, urban flooding has increasingly become an issue for regional and
national governments. The destructive effects of floods are magnified in cities. Accurate …

This study focuses on drivers for changing urban flood risk. We suggest a framework for
guiding climate change adaptation action concerning flood risk and manageability in cities …

This paper describes the risks that Mexico City faces from flooding and water scarcity, how
these risks developed over time and how climate change will affect them. It begins by …

Developing countries face more impacts due to natural hazards because of rapid
urbanization, natural resources overexploitation, and lack of territorial management. Mexico …

Megacities in developing countries are rapidly transforming places. Under the impetus of
global change processes and consequent transformations at the environmental, social …

The paper presents the result of a vulnerability assessment of urban dwellers to a major
flood hazard in Abeokuta, southwestern Nigeria in July 2007. This was achieved by means …

Urban growth, extreme climate, and mismanagement are crucial controlling factors that
affect flood vulnerability at wadi catchments. Therefore, this study attempts to understand the …

Although urban areas in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are not major GHG
emitters, they play crucial, yet understudied roles in the climate change arena. They are not …