A5091875689- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Risk Perception and Management
- Environmental Science and Technology
- Urbanization and City Planning
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Regional resilience and development
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Landslides and related hazards
- Regional Development and Policy
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Climate variability and models
TU Dortmund University
2015-2025
Plan International
2024
Geological Survey of Finland
2009-2013
John Wiley & Sons (United Kingdom)
2013
East Sussex County Council
2013
Abstract Natural and technological disasters of the past have shown that such incidences significantly affect local regional development. Faced with task ensuring economic, human environmental development as well insuring physical structures, planning authorities, insurance companies emergency managers are looking for methodologies to identify highly sensitive areas in terms their overall risk. Existing like Hazard Index Megacities or Total Place Vulnerability limitations due sectoral...
The aim of this article is to give an overview and systematic characterization different national approaches developing strategies climate change adaptation from a spatial planning or regional development perspective, respectively. Based on analysis, recommendations are made for the implementation Territorial Agenda European Union. central research hypotheses addressed in are: (1) impacts Europe distributed differently regions which influence design (NASs) as well planning-related fields...
The importance of critical infrastructures and strategic planning in the context extreme events, climate change urbanization has been underscored recently international policy frameworks, such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (UNISDR (United Nations/International Strategy Reduction) 2015), new Paris agreement (UNFCCC Nations — Convention on Climate Change) 2015) well New Urban Agenda (UN-HABITAT 2016). This paper outlines key...
Disaster resilience and building back better (BBB) are key concepts in the disaster risk discourse, however, these often remain vague for many stakeholders involved recovery. Based on reconstruction process Germany after extreme floods of 2021 with more than 180 deaths, we explore challenges opportunities to strengthen resilient recovery one world's wealthiest most technologically advanced countries. We examine factors that contributed severe losses damages assess different phases process....
This research paper addresses the role of central places in communal fiscal equalisation and, particular, question whether if so, how additional burden associated with provision place functions for inhabitants third municipalities is. For this purpose, laws federal states are evaluated comparatively. While compensation is widely discussed spatial and financial literature, does not apply to specific distribution on involved a function-sharing place. The discusses using example proposed upper...
Recent times have shown that external conditions and climatic developments require more intensive consideration of the resilience our infrastructures. This article presents methodology empirical results a German spatial planning pilot project systematically analysed strategic options for maintaining functionality Services General Interest (SGI) Critical Infrastructures (CI) covering all Germany's federal states. Added value is created through better understanding various infrastructures...
Abstract This paper presents the results of an assessment made as a part research project, Applied Multi-Risk Mapping Natural Hazards for Impact Assessment (ARMONIA). The aim was to identify which aspects in so-called disaster management cycle are covered by spatial planning practice European Union's member states Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain and UK. In contrast initial hypothesis, analysis has shown that role risk many ways been overestimated. have is only one...
Abstract. The EU Flood Risk Management Directive 2007/60/EC aims at an active involvement of interested parties in the setting up flood risk management plans and thus calls for more governance-related decision-making. This requirement has two perspectives. On one hand, there is (1) question how decision-makers can improve quality their governance process. other (2) public shall be appropriately informed involved. These questions were centre ERA-Net CRUE-funded project IMRA (integrative...
Currently, potentials of spatial planning in disaster risk mitigation have not yet been fully tapped, especially the context managed retreat regarding both inhabitants and infrastructure hazard prone areas. Retreat as a development opportunity adjusting patterns, diverging urban growth, reducing risks pre- post-disasters, achieving resilience “Build Back Better” is undervalued. Besides little success achieved so far, there lack context-specific lessons learnt, particularly how to prioritize...
Abstract. Adaptation to complex and unforeseen events requires enhancing the links between planning preparedness phases reduce future risks in most efficient way. In this context, legal–administrative cultural context has be taken into account. This is why four case study areas of CHANGES1 project (Nehoiu Valley Romania, Ubaye France, Val Canale Italy, Wieprzówka catchment Poland) serve as examples highlight currently implemented risk management strategies for land-use emergency...
Abstract. Current management of disaster risks is often fragmented due to a lack coordination between involved actors, i.e. civil protection and spatial planning – phenomenon which known as the "problem interplay". This paper presents an output-oriented risk approach ("parametric governance"). Here, modality achievement objectives remains in hands given addressees. implies shift from top-down more collaborative, process-oriented form decision-making. The has been successfully applied two...
As negative impacts of climate change tend to increase in the future, densely-populated cities especially need take action on being robust against natural hazards. Consequently, there is a growing interest from scientists measuring resilience and regions. However, current measurements are usually assessed administrative levels, not covering potential hotspots hazardous or sensitive areas. The main aim this paper focusses measurement City Dortmund, Germany, using Geographic Information...
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive picture of risk governance and conceptualize an approach dealing with multi-risks in the Metropolitan Region Lima, Peru. We argue that impacts extreme events are not solely determined by given place-based vulnerability profile but considerably influenced cascading effects caused service disruptions critical infrastructures, which may even take place outside exposed areas. tests new conceptual framework for assessing criticality provides evidence...
Vietnam is a country highly vulnerable to climate change. Specifically, change has seriously impacted all aspects of Vietnam’s economic and social life, especially agricultural production. In this article, we focus on analyzing the current situation impacts production food security in Vietnam, Mekong River Delta (MRD) region. scenarios (RCP4.5 RCP 8.5) have warned serious increases temperature, rainfall, sea level rises for MRD coming times. This will lead risk flooding nearly 50% region’s...
Purpose – This paper aims to propose a collaborative approach toward an integrated vulnerability assessment climate change in Germany that attempts bridge the gap between scientific output and policy demand. Design/methodology/approach Conceptually, follows definition of as used by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, but it has modified this basic concept. It clearly distinguishes three time slices (presence, near remote future) not only regarding climatic conditions also...
The Philippines is argued as the only Southeast Asian country where informal settlers’ communities have been self-organized and produced discernible impacts on country’s urban policies. As one of high risk countries, fifty percent settlements are located in danger disaster-prone areas. However, settlement upgrading has not reached its significance disaster mitigation community resilience building. At national level, on-site established management or climate change adaptation strategies,...