Mountain Riskscapes: Incorporating Complex Realities of Dynamic Social Ecological Systems into Disaster Risk Reduction.

Schneiderbauer, Stefan, Fontanella Pisa, Paola, Delves, Jess L., Terzi, Stefano, Bustillos Ardaya, Alicia and Szarzynski, Joerg, "Mountain Riskscapes: Incorporating Complex Realities of Dynamic Social Ecological Systems into Disaster Risk Reduction." in Mountain Lexicon. Montology ed. Samiento, Fausto O. and Gunya, Alexey (Cham: Springer, 2024), 143-150.

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  • Author Schneiderbauer, Stefan
    Fontanella Pisa, Paola
    Delves, Jess L.
    Terzi, Stefano
    Bustillos Ardaya, Alicia
    Szarzynski, Joerg
    Book Editor Samiento, Fausto O.
    Gunya, Alexey
    Chapter Title Mountain Riskscapes: Incorporating Complex Realities of Dynamic Social Ecological Systems into Disaster Risk Reduction.
    Book Title Mountain Lexicon. Montology
    Publication Date 2024-09-01
    Place of Publication Cham
    Publisher Springer
    Start page 143
    End page 150
    Language eng
    Abstract This chapter evaluates the utility of applying the concept of riskscapes in mountain regions to reflect the dynamic, multidimensional, and multi-sectoral nature of risk in mountain systems and the governance processes required to address it. Based on Arjun Appadurai’s understanding of “-scapes” (Public Cult 2(2):1–23, 1990), and further developed by others, for example Müller-Mahn and Everts (Riskscapes: the spatial dimensions of risk. In: The spatial dimension of risk. How geography shapes the emergence of riskscapes. Routledge, 2013), riskscapes refers to features that relate risk, space, and practice. It embraces the multitude of phenomena and activities which contribute to the creation, but also the reduction, of risk and considers potential conflicts of interest linked to them. Riskscapes gives equal weight to physical hazards and to social practices, governance structures, and power relations. Thus, riskscapes represents a conceptual approach that considers risk perception, decision making processes, and limitations posed particularly by unknown unknowns. Understood in such a holistic way, the approach can incorporate many factors and thus can serve as a useful framework for addressing the multifaceted topic of community resilience.
    Copyright Holder The Authors
    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISBN 9783031648
    9783031648847
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-64884-7_20
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