supported by the China Geological Survey,Nanjing Center,Zhejiang Geological Survey,and China University of Geosciences(Wuhan);funded by the Laboratory of Geological Safety of Underground Space in Coastal Cities,Ministry of Natural Resources(Project No.BHKF2022Z02);the China Geological Survey,Nanjing Center(Project No.DD20190281).
As the global push for sustainable urban development progresses, this study, set against the backdrop of Hangzhou City,one of China's megacities, addressed the conflict between urban expansion and the occurrence of ur...
the framework of the Resilience Academy (RA 2013-2014) “Exploring Livelihood Resilience”;the project “Social Vulnerability to Natural Hazards and dependence to Urban Critical Infrastructure: Spatial Model for Drinking Water and Healthcare Systems” sponsored by CONICYT/ FONDAP/15,110,017, Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (CIGIDEN);the Munich Re Foundation for the sponsorship of the RA and Capstone Conference (2017);the United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS);the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) for co-organizing this event.
During the 2012–2016 drought in La Guajira,Colombia, child mortality rates rose to 23.4 out of 1000.Most of these children belonged to the Wayuu indigenous community, the largest and one of the most vulnerable in Col...
This article documents the results of an empirical investigation on the complex interplay between diverse coping mechanisms and the socioeconomic asset profiles of coastal households at risk. Focusing on household-lev...