Profiling urban vulnerabilities to climate change: An indicator-based vulnerability assessment for European cities

被引：151

作者：

Tapia, Carlos ^{[1
,2
]}

Abajo, Benat ^{[1
,2
]}

Feliu, Efren ^{[1
,2
]}

Mendizabal, Maddalen ^{[1
,2
]}

Antonio Martinez, Jose ^{[1
,2
]}

German Fernandez, J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Laburu, Txomin ^{[1
,2
]}

Lejarazu, Adelaida ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Tecnalia Res & Innovat, Div Energy & Environm, Derio, Spain

[2] Parque Cient & Tecnol Bizkaia, Edificio 700, E-48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain

来源：

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS | 2017年 / 78卷

关键词：

Climate change; Vulnerability; Indicator-based vulnerability assessment; Sensitivity; Adaptive capacity; Index; Indicators; Cities; Adaptation to climate change; SOCIAL VULNERABILITY; ECOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY; HEAT-STRESS; BIG DATA; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; COEFFICIENT ALPHA; ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; COASTAL CITIES; COUPLED HUMAN; RISK;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.040

中图分类号：

X176 [生物多样性保护];

学科分类号：

090705 ;

摘要：

Governing climate change in cities entails a good understanding of urban vulnerabilities. This research presents an Indicator-based Vulnerability Assessment for 571 European cities. Basing on panel data from Urban Audit database and a set of newly developed indicators, we assessed urban vulnerabilities for the following impact chains: (i) heatwaves on human health; (ii) drought on water planning, and; (iii) flooding (sub-divided into pluvial, fluvial and coastal) on the socio-economic tissue and the urban fabric. Results shed light on the key challenges that specific groups of European cities face in order to better deal with the expected impacts of climate change. This knowledge is a necessary step to advance in the understanding of urban risks to climate change and the development of effective EU policies for urban adaptation. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：142 / 155

页数：14

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