Are leading urban centers predisposed to global risks- An analysis of the global south from COVID-19 perspective
Shekhar, Himanshu, Rautela, Malvika, Maqsood, Mehmooda, Paris, Ricardo, Flores de León, Rafael Maximiliano, Romero-Aguirre, María Fernanda, Balinos, Marygrace, Velázquez, Mariana Estrada, Amri, Gita Salehi, Rahman, Tamanna, Asuah, Augustine Yaw, Hosni, Jilan and Rahman, Md Shahinoor, (2022). Are leading urban centers predisposed to global risks- An analysis of the global south from COVID-19 perspective. Habitat International, 121 1-13
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Sub-type Journal article Author Shekhar, Himanshu
Rautela, Malvika
Maqsood, Mehmooda
Paris, Ricardo
Flores de León, Rafael Maximiliano
Romero-Aguirre, María Fernanda
Balinos, Marygrace
Velázquez, Mariana Estrada
Amri, Gita Salehi
Rahman, Tamanna
Asuah, Augustine Yaw
Hosni, Jilan
Rahman, Md ShahinoorTitle Are leading urban centers predisposed to global risks- An analysis of the global south from COVID-19 perspective Appearing in Habitat International Volume 121 Publication Date 2022-01-31 Place of Publication Amsterdam Publisher Elsevier Ltd. Start page 1 End page 13 Language eng Abstract COVID-19 initially spread among prominent global cities and soon to the urban centers of countries across the globe. While cities are the hotbeds of activities, they also seem highly exposed to global risks including the pandemic. Using the case of COVID-19 and the World Risk Index framework, this paper examines if the leading cities from the global south are inherently vulnerable and exposed to global risks and can they exacerbate the overall risk of their respective nations. Compared against their respective national averages, most of the 20 cities from 10 countries analyzed in this paper, have higher exposure, lower adaptive capacity, higher coping capacity and varied susceptibility. As this relative understanding is based on respective national averages which are often lower than the global standards, even high performance on certain indicators may still result in elevated predisposition. This paper concludes that the leading urban centers from the global south are highly likely to be predisposed to global risks due to their inherent vulnerability and exposure, and many of the drivers of this predisposition are related to the process of urbanization itself. This predisposition can enhance the overall exposure and vulnerability of the nation in which they are located. UNBIS Thesaurus URBANIZATION Keyword Vulnerability
Exposure
Disaster risk
Megacities
COVID-19Copyright Holder Elsevier Ltd. Copyright Year 2022 Copyright type All rights reserved DOI 10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102517 -
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