Facing climate change and improving emergency responses in Southern America by analysing urban cyclonic wind events

Pérez-Arévalo, Raúl; Serrano-Montes, José Luis; Jiménez-Caldera, Juan; Rodrigo‐Comino, Jesús; Smith, Pete; Caballero‐Calvo, Andrés

doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101489

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“…Within the last two decades, Soledad has faced 33 cyclonic events affecting 30% of its neighborhoods. The impacts of these events include an average of 4.6 neighborhoods affected annually, 10 fatalities, and the displacement of 14,552 individuals, as well as affecting 5180 families or households [17]. These data highlight Soledad as an urban area with a special tendency and vulnerability to these events because of its density and urban morphology [17].…”

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“…However, there is a lack of adequate responses to the challenges posed by climate change in urban areas, especially in South America, underscoring the critical need for innovative approaches to enhance urban resilience and preparedness [17]. Digital citizen participation emerges as a powerful tool in this regard, offering avenues for real-time data collection, information sharing, and community engagement during crises [18,19].…”

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“…Despite the absence of comprehensive scientific studies documenting the occurrence of strong wind events in Soledad, Rosales et al (2011) [28] and Pérez et al (2023) [17] caution about the frequency and intensity of such phenomena in the metropolitan area of Barranquilla. They suggest that the rise in air temperature during heavy rainfall days serves as a catalyst for these events.…”

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Enhancing Urban Resilience: Strategic Management and Action Plans for Cyclonic Events through Socially Constructed Risk Processes

Pérez-Arévalo,

Jiménez-Caldera,

Serrano-Montes

et al. 2024

Urban Science

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Cities will face increasing challenges due to the impacts of global climate change, particularly in the form of cyclonic events, necessitating a deeper understanding and the establishment of effective response mechanisms at both institutional and citizen levels. In this research, we tested the efficiency of crowdsourcing in fostering participatory resilience and improving urban management. The main aim was to design novel and accurate proactive response strategies and mitigate the adverse effects of cyclonic wind events through volunteerism, citizen science, and urban science. To achieve this goal, as a case study, the municipality of Soledad, Colombia was used. This research employed a two-phase methodological approach: (i) initially evaluating the spatial distribution of emergency response resources, and (ii) developing a geo-referenced survey to map, systematize, and categorize data and outcomes. A total of three hundred and seventy-eight residents across five neighborhoods in Soledad, which have experienced a high frequency of atmospheric wind phenomena over the past two decades, were surveyed. The results indicate that the crowdsourcing mechanism effectively enhanced the empirical understanding of atmospheric wind events in Soledad, facilitating the establishment of a geo-referenced volunteer network for real-time responses. Additionally, this study shed light on previously undocumented challenges, in terms of reducing the number of people affected, and the actions that would lead to improved urban development to reduce the impacts of cyclonic events, emphasizing the significance of citizen science in the social construction of risk and disaster risk reduction (DDR) efforts.

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Enhancing Urban Resilience: Strategic Management and Action Plans for Cyclonic Events through Socially Constructed Risk Processes

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Jiménez-Caldera,

Serrano-Montes

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Urban Science

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“…A digital number (DN) ranging from 0 to 255 is used to store temperature data acquired and stored by the Landsat (TM, ETM, OLI) sensors. All of the photos that are being analysed were shot at the same time and during the same season [20]. To study the urban green space distribution in Tehran, the researchers used multi-distance spatial cluster analysis and the closest neighbour approach [21].…”

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Comparative Study on the effects of Urban Heat Islands using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System for the Salem district, India

Sivakumar,

Raju,

A.V.

2024

E3S Web Conf.

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The ecology and all of its components are suffering greatly as a result of the unchecked speed of development. At this rate, environmental degradation will have an impact on humanity and associated fields. In order to prevent the consequences of expansion from pushing the environment into a situation from which it is incapable of recovering, there should be ongoing, earnest efforts made towards sustainable development. The three pillars of ecodevelopment are the environment, humanity, and economy. A stable growth rate is necessary to attain a just balance between these pillars. Since agriculture employs the majority of the population, it also has an impact on the balance of the ecosystem. Because every unplanned step towards progress puts us back in the environmental front, we must thus be mindful of the boundaries of environmental challenges in order to achieve equitable economic growth. The hope for sustainable development lies in decreased deforestation, greater food security, conservative agricultural practices, the use of biopesticides, and prudent use of natural resources. To be effective, environmental policy probably needs to employ a variety of tools, each addressing a distinct aspect of the issue and attempting to minimise redundancies and pointless regulations. Appropriately pricing environmental inputs facilitates sustainable resource provision and use management. Long-term corporate investment in new technology and innovation is encouraged by a consistent and clear environmental policy, which also increases investment certainty. Environmental and economic success are interdependent. Economic activity and advancement depend on the natural environment because it provides the resources needed to produce goods and services and because it processes and absorbs waste and pollution, which are unwanted byproducts. This paper focuses on how environmental assets assist control risks associated with social and economic activities, flood risks, local climate regulation (temperature and air quality), and the availability of clean water and other resources.

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“…This increases energy consumption due to the excessive use of air conditioning systems such as air conditioners in hot climates and heaters in cold climates (Bin Nadeem et al, 2022;Balter et al, 2021;Hermawan and Svajlenka, 2022). In addition, global warming is changing the microclimate of urban contexts, particularly in residential areas (Therán and Rodríguez, 2018;Pérez-Arévalo et al, 2023).…”

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Thermal Comfort and Microclimate in Indoor Spaces of Low-rise Residential Buildings in Dry Tropical Climate

Therán-Nieto,

Pérez-Arévalo,

Marín-Carranza

et al. 2023

JDBE

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The aim of this research is to analyze thermal comfort and microclimate for indoor spaces in low-rise residential buildings in dry tropical climate. The study area is the municipality of Palmar de Varela in northern Colombia. The experimental methodology is based on measuring three microclimatic parameters: air temperature (Ta), relative humidity (RH) and natural ventilation (W). The study assessed the thermal sensation in indoor spaces based on Thermal Sensation Vote (TSV) and Predicted mean vote (PMV). Data gathered from surveys were analyzed with data mining technologies. The findings suggest that suspended ceilings and ceramic tiles aid to the thermal equilibrium of the building, resulting in a 1.1 °C decrease in indoor air temperature. Likewise, the correlation between temperature and wind (r = -0.72; -0.56) indicates that natural ventilation in buildings can alleviate thermal discomfort. Based on the thermal sensation evaluation, the predominant feeling reported by interviewees in indoor spaces was warm (2) in S1 and S2, and slightly warm (1) in S3. In addition, the correlation between air temperature and comfort sensation in indoor spaces (r = 0.64; 0.44) suggests that temperature has a direct impact on thermal sensation votes.

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Facing climate change and improving emergency responses in Southern America by analysing urban cyclonic wind events

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Enhancing Urban Resilience: Strategic Management and Action Plans for Cyclonic Events through Socially Constructed Risk Processes

Enhancing Urban Resilience: Strategic Management and Action Plans for Cyclonic Events through Socially Constructed Risk Processes

Comparative Study on the effects of Urban Heat Islands using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System for the Salem district, India

Thermal Comfort and Microclimate in Indoor Spaces of Low-rise Residential Buildings in Dry Tropical Climate

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