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An Introduction to Multi-hazard Risk Interactions Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities

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Multi-risk Interactions Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities

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The relationship between disaster resilience and sustainability in the context of urban risk has gained significant attention in recent years as the research and technical community work towards a safer, more sustainable way of living. Urban risk is a complex matrix that involves multiple elements at risk, hazards, temporal scales, and vulnerabilities, and this is why traditional risk assessment approaches that focus on addressing the impacts of a single hazard are inadequate for effectively assessing and managing urban risk, particularly in the current climate change context. With this in mind, the present chapter provides an introduction to the concept of multi-hazard risk and its relevance to resilient and sustainable cities by listing and briefly discussing the types of natural hazards that impact cities the most and examining the importance of risk assessment and management in reducing the risks posed by these hazards. The chapter also explores strategies for building resilience in cities, including the strengthening of physical infrastructure and the enhancement of social and economic resilience, and concludes by discussing future directions for research and practice in multi-hazard risk management for resilient and sustainable cities.

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Acknowledgements

The project “MIT-RSC—Multi-risk Interactions Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities” (MIT-EXPL/CS/0018/2019) leading to this work is co-financed by the ERDF—European Regional Development Fund through the Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization—COMPETE 2020, the North Portugal Regional Operational Program—NORTE 2020 and by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology—GCT under the MIT Portugal Program at the 2019 PT call for Exploratory Proposals in “Sustainable Cities”. Pedro P. Santos is financed through FCT I.P., under the contract CEECIND/00268/2017.

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Ferreira, T.M., Santos, P.P. (2023). An Introduction to Multi-hazard Risk Interactions Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities. In: Ferreira, T.M. (eds) Multi-risk Interactions Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities. Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0745-8_1

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