For years, researchers have studied the risks of individual natural hazards in urban areas. However, the impact of multiple hazards has not yet received widespread attention in research and urban management practice, which is a significant gap in the current climate change context. This book aims to contribute to filling that gap by examining the process of identifying, assessing, and managing multi-hazard risks in urban areas. From identifying and assessing the vulnerability of the elements exposed to the impact of natural hazards, including earthquakes, floods, fires, and landslides, this book covers all the critical stages of multi-hazard risk assessment and management in a climate change context. The concepts and approaches discussed in the book are applied to the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, a dynamic and thriving metropolis, allowing readers to see those theories applied in a real setting. In addition to providing a solid theoretical foundation, this book offers practical guidelines for conducting risk assessment at the metropolitan scale, which makes it a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers interested in understanding and managing multi-hazard risks in urban areas.
Author(s): Tiago Miguel Ferreira
Series: Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology
Publisher: Springer-KES International
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 172
City: York
Foreword
About This Book
Contents
Editor and Contributors
1 An Introduction to Multi-hazard Risk Interactions Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities
1 Introduction
2 Natural Hazards in Urban Settings
2.1 Earthquakes
2.2 Floods
2.3 Landslides
2.4 Urban Fires
3 Multi-hazard Risk Interactions
4 Risk Assessment and Management
5 Creating More Resilient Urban Areas
6 Future Directions for Research and Practice in Multi-hazard Risk for Resilient and Sustainable Cities
7 Final Remarks
References
2 Methods, Techniques, and Tools for Evaluating and Managing Risks in Urban Areas
1 Understanding the Interconnected Risks of Multiple Hazards in Urban Areas
2 Integrating Disaster Resilience and Sustainability in Urban Risk Management
3 On the Use of Qualitative and Continuous Approaches to Assess Urban Risk
4 Addressing Vulnerability as a Key Component of Urban Risk
5 Balancing Detail and Scale in Disaster Risk Assessment
6 Final Remarks
References
3 Social Vulnerability in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
1 Introduction
2 Study Area and Units of Analysis in the SV Assessment
3 Methodology for the Social Vulnerability Assessment
3.1 Criticality
3.2 Support Capability
3.3 Statistical Procedure
4 Results
4.1 Criticality
4.2 Support Capability
4.3 Social Vulnerability
5 Conclusions
References
4 Flood Risk Assessment in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
1 Introduction
2 Study Area
3 Methodology
3.1 Hazard Assessment
3.2 Exposure Assessment
3.3 Buildings’ Physical Vulnerability Assessment
3.4 Social Vulnerability
3.5 Risk Analysis
4 Results
4.1 Municipal Level
4.2 Civil Parish Level
4.3 Building Level
5 Final Remarks
References
5 Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual Framework of the Risk Assessment Approach
2.1 Characterization of the Seismic Hazard
2.2 Identification and Characterization of the Exposed Elements
2.3 Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area’s Building Stock
3 Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Results
3.1 Distribution of the Vulnerability Results for the RC Buildings
3.2 Distribution of the Vulnerability Results for the URM Buildings
4 Risk Assessment
5 Final Remarks
References
6 Multi-scale Residential Fire Susceptibility in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
1 Introduction
2 Study Area
3 Data and Methods
3.1 Urban Fires Database
3.2 Residential Buildings Database and Population Data
3.3 Modelling Strategy
3.4 Methods
4 Results and Discussions
4.1 Urban Fires Characteristics
4.2 Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Urban Fires
4.3 Suscetibility Models
4.4 Validation and Integration of the Models
5 Final Remarks
References
7 On the Physical Vulnerability of Buildings Exposed to Landslide Hazards in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
1 Introduction
2 Study Area
2.1 Geological and Geomorphological Context
2.2 Building Environment in the LMA
3 Data and Methods
3.1 Landslide Inventory in the LMA
3.2 Rainfall-Triggered Landslide Susceptibility
3.3 Earthquake-Triggered Landslide Susceptibility
3.4 Physical Vulnerability of Buildings
4 Results
4.1 Landslide Susceptibility and Exposure
4.2 Physical Vulnerability of Buildings
5 Final Remarks
References
8 Multi-hazard Susceptibility Assessment for Land Use Planning in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
1 Introduction
2 Data and Methods
2.1 Earthquakes
2.2 Tsunami
2.3 Beach Erosion and Coastal Flooding
2.4 Coastal Erosion and Cliff Retreat
2.5 Landslides
2.6 Floods
2.7 Forest Fires
3 Single-Hazard Susceptibility Assessment
3.1 Earthquakes
3.2 Tsunami
3.3 Beach Erosion and Coastal Flooding
3.4 Beach Erosion and Coastal Flooding
3.5 Landslides
3.6 Floods
3.7 Forest Fires
4 Multi-hazard Susceptibility Assessment
5 Final Remarks
References
