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This theme contributes to the understanding of urban risk, which includes urban hazards, exposure and vulnerability. It also covers aspects related to improving awareness, as well as local governance and local capacity to effectively reduce disaster risk.

Latest Urban risk & planning additions in the Knowledge Base

Research briefs

Rolling in the deep: Norfolk street flooding predicted in seconds with machine learning models

Getting around on a rainy day often involves dodging puddles – or sloshing through them. But during downpours, shallow pools can quickly become roadway ponds that cripple transportation, threaten safety and undermine emergency response.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
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Summer storms are stronger and more frequent over urban areas

Summer storms are generally more frequent, intense and concentrated over cities than over rural areas, according to new, detailed observations of eight cities and their surroundings.
American Geophysical Union
Areal view on Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Greening the Jukskei river: Scaling nature-based solutions for climate resilience in Johannesburg, South Africa

Alexandra Township is a 20-square-block enclave in the heart of Johannesburg, South Africa's northern suburbs. Today, it is home to more than 1.2 million. This surge in population growth has left the neighborhood facing high levels of pollution.
World Resources Institute
Chittagong, Bangladesh, 05 August, 2023 Due to continuous heavy rain, roads in different areas of Chittagong were flooded on Saturday.
Research briefs

Most cities receive more rainfall than surrounding rural areas, global study shows

In a new study, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin looked for evidence of precipitation anomalies in 1,056 cities across the globe and found that more than 60% of those cities receive more precipitation than their surrounding rural areas.
The University of Texas at Austin
Illustration of houses and cars in a village during a flood.
Research briefs

Traditional infrastructure design often makes extreme flooding events worse

Massive 2014 flooding event in southeast Michigan showed why systems thinking beats local thinking in flood protection
University of Michigan
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Documents and publications

Using emerging game technology for disaster risk reduction: A pilot study in Guatemala City

This case study presents a Guatemala City pilot project which exemplifies game engines' successful application, integrating multi-hazard risk assessments and NASA data into an interactive 3D environment.
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Documents and publications

Using interdisciplinarity to foster a risk prevention culture: Tomorrow’s cities in Ecuador

This case study presents the UKRI-GCRF Urban Disaster Risk Hub's "Tomorrow's Cities" initiative which has implemented an interdisciplinary and participatory approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Quito.
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Documents and publications

Collaborative efforts to enhance urban flood response: Lessons from Wuhan

This paper explains how the city of Wuhan has implemented a comprehensive disaster resilience strategy that integrates policy formulation, scientific research, and public communication in response to severe floods.
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