An integrated method for assessing climate-related risks and adaptation alternatives in urban areas

Andersson-Sköld, Yvonne; Thorsson, Sofia; Rayner, David; Lindberg, Fredrik; Janhäll, Sara; Jönsson, Anna; Moback, Ulf; Bergman, Ramona; Granberg, Mikael

doi:10.1016/j.crm.2015.01.003

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“…As the use of green spaces could alleviate the perception of thermal discomfort during periods of heat stress [62], increasing the urban greenery as well as promoting light colored building design are highly recommended [63]. Moreover, both public opinion and expertise from different municipal departments, literature surveys and life cycle assessments should be considered in an integrated urban planning process [21,64]. This has been already initiated through various cross-sector projects [65,66] in collaboration with the Municipality of Valencia.…”

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“…As evidence suggests [17,18] there are upper limits to human adaptation to temperature. It is, therefore, important to measure the consequences of increased temperature, and provide precise information to urban planners to reduce heat risk in the city [19][20][21]. Identifying the additional heat risk components and understanding the causes of intra-urban variability of the thermal environment [22] is a first step in improving urban planning and development.…”

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The Urban Heat Island Effect in the City of Valencia: A Case Study for Hot Summer Days

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Extreme heat poses significant risks to the world's growing urban population, and the heat stress to human health is likely to escalate with the anthropogenically increased temperatures projected by climate models. Thus, the additional heat from the urban heat island (UHI) effect needs to be quantified, including the spatial pattern. This study focuses on the city of Valencia (Spain), investigating the intensity and spatial pattern of UHI during three consecutive hot summer days accompanying a heat record. For the analysis, long-term in situ measurements and remote sensing data were combined. The UHI effect was evaluated using two approaches: (a) based on air temperature (AT) time-series from two meteorological stations and (b) using land surface temperature (LST) images from MODIS products by NASA with 1 km resolution. The strongest nighttime UHI estimated from AT was 2.3 • C, while the most intense surface UHI calculated as the difference between the LST of urban and rural regions (defined by NDVI) was 2.6 • C-both measured during the night after the record hot day. To assess the human thermal comfort in the city the Discomfort Index was applied. With the increasing number of tropical nights, the mitigation of nighttime UHI is a pressing issue that should be taken into consideration in climate-resilient urban planning.

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The Urban Heat Island Effect in the City of Valencia: A Case Study for Hot Summer Days

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“…Not only will global warming cause uncertainty, it will also impact our daily lives differently [1][2][3][4]. To minimize these impacts, the United Nations proposed two major strategies: mitigation and adaptation [4,5].…”

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Mapping Cross-Boundary Climate Change Vulnerability—Case Study of the Hualien and Taitung Area, Taiwan

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Chen

2016

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This study uses biophysical vulnerability and social vulnerability data from Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) to assess the vulnerable areas in Hualien County and Taitung County (Hualien-Taitung Area). The most vulnerable townships are Yanping and Chenggong townships in Taitung County, and the least vulnerable townships are Fuli, Jian, Yuli, Shoufeng and Fenglin townships in Hualien County. The severity of potential impacts to townships in Taitung County is greater than that to townships in Hualien County. In the context of climate change, the Hualien-Taitung Area must develop policies that prioritize policies and strategies for hotspot townships. Furthermore, the Hualien-Taitung Area should integrate long-term cross-boundary policies and strategies to lobby for increased funding from the central government. Moreover, cross-boundary resource integration and regional adaptation strategies should be merged to help the Hualien-Taitung Area move toward sustainability.

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“…The tool has been applied in practical cases, for example, brown-field site developments in Gothenburg, Sweden . The tool encourages discussion, and the systematic view of sustainability increases awareness of the holistic perspective (Jonsson et al 2012;Andersson-Sköld et al 2015). The discussion when applying the tool draws attention to institutional adaptation measures as a complement to pure physical measures.…”

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“…From the perspective of sustainable development, the functionality of measures (level of protection, time and cost for construction, and maintenance), their impacts on the environment (local-scale effects as well as use of resources and contribution to climate change), and social and socioeconomic aspects need to be taken into account, both from a short-and a long-term perspective (Barnett and O'Neill 2010;Nyberg et al 2014;Andersson-Sköld et al 2015). The short-term perspective applies mainly to the implementation phase of a measure, while the long-term perspective applies when a measure is in use, as well as to a post-use phase.…”

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Effective and Sustainable Flood and Landslide Risk Reduction Measures: An Investigation of Two Assessment Frameworks

Andersson-Sköld

Nyberg

2016

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Natural events such as floods and landslides can have severe consequences. The risks are expected to increase, both as a consequence of climate change and due to increased vulnerabilities, especially in urban areas. Although preventive measures are often cost-effective, some measures are beneficial to certain values, while some may have negative impacts on other values. The aim of the study presented here was to investigate two frameworks used for assessing the effectiveness and sustainability of physical and nonphysical flood and landslide risk reduction measures. The study is based on literature, available information from authorities and municipalities, expert knowledge and experience, and stakeholder views and values. The results indicate that the risks for suboptimization or maladaptation are reduced if many aspects are included and a broad spectrum of stakeholders are involved. The sustainability assessment tools applied here can contribute to a more transparent and sustainable risk management process by assessing strategies and interventions with respect to both short-and long-term perspectives, including local impacts and wider environmental impacts caused by climate change, for example. The tools can also cover social and economic aspects. The assessment tools provide checklists that can support decision processes, thus allowing for more transparent decisions.

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An integrated method for assessing climate-related risks and adaptation alternatives in urban areas

Cited by 102 publications

References 101 publications

The Urban Heat Island Effect in the City of Valencia: A Case Study for Hot Summer Days

The Urban Heat Island Effect in the City of Valencia: A Case Study for Hot Summer Days

Mapping Cross-Boundary Climate Change Vulnerability—Case Study of the Hualien and Taitung Area, Taiwan

Effective and Sustainable Flood and Landslide Risk Reduction Measures: An Investigation of Two Assessment Frameworks

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