Extreme Events, Critical Infrastructures, Human Vulnerability and Strategic Planning: Emerging Research Issues
Birkmann, Joern, Wenzel, Friedemann, Greiving, Stefan, Garschagen, Matthias, Vallee, Dirk, Nowak, Wolfgang, Welle, Torsten, Fina, Stefan, Goris, Anna, Rilling, Benedikt, Fiedrich, Frank, Fekete, Alexander, Cutter, Susan L., Duzgun, Sebnem, Ley, Astrid, Friedrich, Markus, Kuhlmann, Ulrike, Novak, Balthasar, Wieprecht, Silke, Riegel, Christoph et al., (2017). Extreme Events, Critical Infrastructures, Human Vulnerability and Strategic Planning: Emerging Research Issues. Journal of Extreme Events, 03(04), 1-25
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Sub-type Journal article Author Birkmann, Joern
Wenzel, Friedemann
Greiving, Stefan
Garschagen, Matthias
Vallee, Dirk
Nowak, Wolfgang
Welle, Torsten
Fina, Stefan
Goris, Anna
Rilling, Benedikt
Fiedrich, Frank
Fekete, Alexander
Cutter, Susan L.
Duzgun, Sebnem
Ley, Astrid
Friedrich, Markus
Kuhlmann, Ulrike
Novak, Balthasar
Wieprecht, Silke
Riegel, Christoph
Thieken, Annegret
Rhyner, Jakob
Ulbrich, Uwe
Mitchell, James K.Title Extreme Events, Critical Infrastructures, Human Vulnerability and Strategic Planning: Emerging Research Issues Appearing in Journal of Extreme Events Volume 03 Issue No. 04 Publication Date 2017-03-16 Place of Publication Singapore Publisher World Scientific Publishing Company Start page 1 End page 25 Language eng Abstract The importance of critical infrastructures and strategic planning in the context of extreme events, climate change and urbanization has been underscored recently in international policy frameworks, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (UNISDR (United Nations/International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction) 2015), and the new Paris climate agreement (UNFCCC (United Nations — Framework Convention on Climate Change) 2015) as well as the New Urban Agenda (UN-HABITAT 2016). This paper outlines key research challenges in addressing the nexus between extreme weather events, critical infrastructure resilience, human vulnerability and strategic planning. Using a structured expert dialogue approach (particularly based on a roundtable discussion funded by the German National Science Foundation (DFG)), the paper outlines emerging research issues in the context of extreme events, critical infrastructures, human vulnerability and strategic planning, providing perspectives for inter- and transdisciplinary research on this important nexus. The main contribution of the paper is a compilation of identified research gaps and needs from an interdisciplinary perspective including the lack of integration across subjects and mismatches between different concepts and schools of thought. Keyword Critical Infrastructure
Urban planning
Risk management
Climate change
Extreme weather events
Cascading effectsCopyright Holder The Authors Copyright Year 2017 Copyright type Fair use permitted ISSN 23457376 DOI 10.1142/S2345737616500172 -
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