Conveners
T_12 DISASTER-RESILIENT PLANNING: Strategies for flood risk and coastal tranformation
- Meltem ลENOL BALABAN (Middle East Technical University)
T_12 DISASTER-RESILIENT PLANNING: Measuring and mapping: tools and analysis for risk reduction
- Meltem ลENOL BALABAN (Middle East Technical University)
T_12 DISASTER-RESILIENT PLANNING: Governance, transition, and risk politics
- Gloria Pessina (Politecnico di Milano)
T_12 DISASTER-RESILIENT PLANNING: From shock to strategy: longterm resilience
- Meltem ลENOL BALABAN (Middle East Technical University)
T_12 DISASTER-RESILIENT PLANNING: Disaster Management for resilient planning
- Annette Kroen (RMIT University)
Flood detention areas (FDAs) in China, as unique geographical spatial units, serve the dual purpose of flood control and livelihood protection. These FDAs typically exhibit lower levels of socioeconomic development compared to their surrounding regions. In the context of escalating climate change and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, the utilization of FDAs has become...
[Problems]
People have a desires to own coastal landscapes. The purpose of zoning is for land to be used in a way that enables all people to access coastal spaces and be safe from the impacts of climate change. According to prior studies, coasts are structurally vulnerable to flooding, and it is important to secure disaster-preventive area by zoning.
However, in many coastal cities in South...
Heavy rainfall and resulting floods pose an imminent threat to critical infrastructure (CI) (Fekete, 2021). Roads are especially vulnerable, as they might become impassable for cars and emergency vehicles, leading to cascading effects that endanger the function of other critical services (Groenemeijer et al., 2015). Road disruptions present a major challenge for emergency medical service (EMS)...
Global climate change has significantly increased the frequency of extreme weather events, with floods becoming an increasingly severe and unpredictable threat to urban areas. Consequently, flood control has emerged as a critical strategy to ensure public safety, particularly in transitional zones between urban areas and water bodies, such as waterfronts. In response, the city of Chongqing,...
Cities are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, necessitating innovative approaches to mitigate environmental hazards and enhance resilience (IPCC, 2014). Gangnam, a dense and economically vital district in Seoul, South Korea, faces escalating flood risks exacerbated by the combined pressures of climate change and rapid urbanization. Notably, the severe flooding in 2022...
Extreme phenomena caused by climate change have led to an increasing intensity and frequency of precipitation events, gradually becoming normalized. In light of these rising flood risk challenges, most urban area engineering structures remain the prevailing flood risk management strategies to reduce the impact of flooding. However, the short-term effectiveness of these structural measures in...
In the contemporary era, rapid demographic growth, widespread urbanization in vulnerable areas, and the escalating impacts of climate change have heightened the exposure of cities to natural disasters. Among the various forces of nature, water emerges as a pivotal factor in these catastrophes, manifesting both as scarcity and overabundance. Prolonged droughts and wildfires are direct...
Almost every region faces some significant threats (natural hazards, like floods, fires, droughts, etc. or human-made risks, like poverty, unmanageable and/or unpredicted population changes, social unrest, wars, etc., just to name a few). Every one of them needs different strategies to address these challenges. Also, it is important to examine if communities and people are able and capable of...
Disaster resilience is increasingly recognized as a critical capacity for communities to withstand and recover from hazardous events. Communities that demonstrate higher resilience typically experience reduced impacts from disasters and shorter recovery periods. Building a resilient community to disasters has become a primary objective of disaster management aimed at absorbing and mitigating...
Modern urban transportation systems prioritize efficiency and precision, often overlooking resilience and adaptability under extreme events. While transit-priority policies have gained global recognition, their systemic value in emergency response remains underexplored. This study re-evaluates the role of urban public transitโparticularly busesโin extreme scenarios, emphasizing their potential...
Climate change, driven by human activity, has intensified extreme weather events, causing significant losses, especially in vulnerable communities (IPCC, 2023). In Brazil, data from 2023 indicate that around 73% of the population lives in municipalities with high risk of flooding, flash floods, or landslides (Anjos, 2024). In this context, the integration between environmental risk management...
Italy is highly vulnerable to seismic hazards, with historical earthquakes causing substantial casualties and economic losses. Despite this, Italian seismic risk management has traditionally prioritized post-disaster recovery instead of effective urban prevention strategies.
This approach carries significant costs, profoundly affecting territorial functionality and local communities through...
This study evaluates the implementation of resilience strategies in two urban projects in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges: the ZAC Centre-Ville and the Renaturation de l'Yerres. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, including document analysis, interviews, and qualitative assessment, the research uncovers important understandings regarding the effectiveness and limitations of these resilience...
The spatial notion of resilience has recently been extended into urban and territorial dimensions, reflecting the perspective on cities as complex and multi-level entities driven by constantly changing and evolving flows and relations (Krueger et al., 2022; Schrรถder, 2022). The recent bibliometric analysis showcases the accelerated proliferation of โterritorial resilienceโ in the planning...
Managing flood-prone areas requires an effective integration of environmental protection, urban development, and community safety. Spatial conflicts, arising from differing social, economic, and environmental interests, present a significant challenge in spatial planning processes. This research focuses on analyzing public perceptions and assessing the effectiveness of local authorities'...
Cities, which host more than half of the worldโs population, play a significant role as centers of economic, social, and cultural activities. However, this density also turns cities into hubs of crises. Especially today, the changing climatic conditions further complicate the effects of current urban threats, increasing the vulnerability of components that make up the city, such as economic...
In recent years, climate change has exacerbated pluvial flooding, and consequently, flood risk management has become a key priority for our cities and society (Rosenzweig et al., 2018). A paradigm shift from resistance to resilience-focused strategies is emerging, emphasising the need for cities to 'bounce forward' to new equilibria rather than returning to pre-flood normality (Hegger et al.,...
Albania is one of the countries with a high level exposure and high level of vulnerability towards disasters. Over the years, several disasters (earthquake, flooding, wildfires) have had a great impact in lives and economic losses showing clear gaps in the system and the inability of the governance structures to be able to prevent or respond in time. Meanwhile, climate change is expected to...
Turkey has been significantly affected by earthquakes throughout its history. However, awareness and institutional responses to disasters underwent a major turning point after the 1999 Marmara earthquake, particularly as the country's main economic hub was impacted. More recently, on February 6, 2023, the Kahramanmaraล earthquakes struck eleven provinces in southeastern Turkey, causing major...
The February 2023 earthquakes devastated southeastern Tรผrkiye, with Adฤฑyaman and Hatay provinces suffering extensive destruction. Beyond the immediate challenges of reconstruction, the disaster underscored the need for resilience-oriented urban and regional governance systems capable of addressing long-term vulnerabilities. This research presents the **Resilient Cities and Communities (RCC)...
The increasing frequency, intensity, and global impact of natural disasters in recent years has heightened the urgency for effective disaster management and recovery strategies. Among these disasters, earthquakes are particularly concerning due to their potentially devastating and unpredictable consequences, which can result in substantial loss of life and property on a global scale. Examining...
On February 6, 2023, Turkey experienced two major earthquakes, the first of 7.7 Mw and the second of 7.6 Mw, 8 hours apart. The epicenter of the earthquakes was Kahramanmaraล province. Along with this province, 10 other provinces were affected by these earthquakes, more than 50 thousand people lost their lives and approximately 40 thousand buildings collapsed.
Such a major disaster reveals...
We investigate effective management strategies for public utilities to mitigate the impact of various external shocks, including disasters, pandemics and financial crises. For public utilities such as transport, energy, water supply and telecommunications, ensuring the stability of their services during emergencies is a critical issue, as their services are essential infrastructure for...
The main reasons for natural events turning into disasters in Turkey are that most cities are located in earthquake-prone areas, the building stock in those cities is constructed in a seismically unsafe manner, urban development occurs in geologically risky areas, and the production of non-resilient structures cannot be prevented. Researchers and practitioners focusing on resilience mostly...
As the complexity of urban disaster management increases, the construction of urban disaster-related ontologies becomes crucial. However, existing urban disaster-related ontologies do not sufficiently consider human factors, particularly in the knowledge modeling of dynamic interactions among humans, disasters, and the environment in disaster response, making it difficult to effectively...
Globally, natural hazards are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change impacts, with the potential to trigger disasters. Planning plays a crucial role in disaster risk reduction, preparedness and recovery, as it influences locations of uses and building requirements. This role is influenced by wider policy and institutional frameworks for disaster prevention and response....
The Emilia-Romagna region in Italy has experienced multiple severe flood events in 2023 and 2024, caused by prolonged heavy rainfall. These events triggered widespread inundations and landslides, severely affecting local populations, economic activities, and territorial balance. The national and international media extensively covered the disasters due to their severity, sparking a public...
Facilitating the adoption of innovative adaptation strategies by populations at risk is one of the major challenges that public authorities will be facing over the coming decades. For example, rising sea levels and the recognition that millions of additional individuals will be exposed by 2100 underscore the growing relevance of managed retreat as a viable option (Haasnoot, Lawrence and...
Spatial planning today confronts urban and territorial contexts shaped by interconnected global shocks and risks, collectively described as a "polycrisis" (WEF, 2023). Rapid urbanization, climate change, escalating resource demands, and increasing uncertainty and complexity, affect urban and metropolitan settlements. Urban areas play a critical role in both adaptation and mitigation (IPCC,...
This paper examines the potential of smart city design as a transformative strategy for natural disaster risk reduction (DRR), using Songdo, South Korea, as a key case study. Urban regions are increasingly confronted with climate change-related threats, including floods, typhoons, and heatwaves. The incorporation of smart technologies and sustainable infrastructure offers creative strategies...
Pallameang Area, located in the coastal region of South Sulawesi Indonesia, is highly vulnerable to tidal flooding, posing significant risks to the safety and well-being of its resident. This study aims to develop adaptation strategies for sustainable settlement development based on the evaluation of physical, social and economic vulnerability levels. A mixed-methods approach was employed by...
Urban flooding, responsible for 44% of all natural disasters worldwide from 2000 to 2019, impacts more than 2 billion people each year. This study presents a unique methodology for evaluating urban flood vulnerability in response to the growing challenges posed by rapid urbanization and climate change. By integrating flood susceptibility and human exposure, the research introduces a novel...
The impacts of the 2021 flood disaster in Europe have highlighted the criticality and protective value of critical infrastructures (CI), as well as the necessity for comprehensive risk assessments in proactive spatial planning and disaster management. These assessments serve both as an informational basis for maintaining the necessary supply for the population during disasters (at least...
Millions of people are displaced by natural disasters annually, and the economic impacts on communities can take years to recover. Engaging communities in disaster resilience is important to ensuring disaster-resilient planning achieves the best possible outcomes for the people and stakeholders impacted by disasters.
Engaging the people and communities impacted by disasters in the...
Abstract: The global refugee crisis reflects interrelated international challenges including, conflicts, housing shortage, and resource depletion. The Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan illustrates how such challenges can drive refugees to seek new opportunities and find innovative solutions. Located around 10 kilometers east of Mafraq and 12 kilometers south of the Syrian border, the camp evolved...
Flood disasters are among the most frequent and damaging natural hazards globally, with their impacts exacerbated by urbanization (Rentschler et al., 2023). The precise identification of high-risk flood zones is crucial for effective disaster-resilience planning. Recent advancements in deep learning demonstrate potential in flood prediction, enabling the extraction of complex, nonlinear...
To respond to increasing climate risks and transform regions towards systemic climate resilience, nature-based solutions (NBS) are widely considered a promising approach. Yet its implementation is still in its infancy. One of the obstacles is that NBS need more land than structural risk mitigation measures. This land is often in private landownership. It is challenging to activate such land...
โIt is impossible to build a better world if we cannot first imagine it.โ
Lesley Lokko, Venice Biennale
The Kahramanmaraล Earthquakes of February 2023 in Tรผrkiye raised numerous questions about the accountability of various domains contributing to the widespread devastation. As politics and governance, urban planning was not exempt from such criticism. Particularly during the post-disaster...
On December 5, 2022, in the Official Gazette numbered 32034 (Repeated), the "Procedures and Principles for the Production and Sharing of Geographic Data Related to Disasters and Emergencies" were published. However, the related legislation and the work under disaster risk management are still insufficient. When looking at the dominant disaster types occurring in Turkiye, we see landslides,...
Following planning fragmentation and the withdrawal of state intervention, strategic spatial planning has been established since the 1990s, as a new type of comprehensive planning, based on participatory territorial governance. In the 2000s, spatial planning witnessed a neoliberal shift while the outbreak of various crises highlighted contemporary challenges that metropolitan areas are faced...
Crises and disasters continue to pose enormous challenges to urban development strategies. To address these challenges with urban planning tools, the planning paradigm of urban resilience is increasingly discussed. Urban resilience describes the measurability of urban systems to maintain continuity across shocks and stresses, while adapting and transforming towards sustainability (Urban...
Running water, electricity, organised road traffic and a healthcare system are an important part of daily life for many people worldwide. In Germany, the protection of these so-called critical infrastructures (CI) has become a concern at the national, regional, and communal levels. CI face a range of disruptive factors that heighten the need for protection. In addition to the dangers of CI...
The relationship between emergency management, emergency planning and spatial planning is undeniable, although differing perspectives on the conceptualization of planning tools and spatial aspects within them make it highly controversial. By its very nature, spatial planning aims at governing changing territories, while emergency planning tends to develop strategies that assume the environment...
