Decision makers in the field of disaster management have many tools at their disposal to
assist them in making informed decisions. They make use of the available information to set …

The task of combining objectives, spatial planning instruments, and climate change
adaptation targets is a complex endeavour that varies across countries. There is a call for a …

Green infrastructure is a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas that
are designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services. It incorporates …

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction provides several guidelines that
countries should follow. Still, some scientific papers discussed the limitations, difficulties …

In the time of global warming, smart and resilient cities need to have the ability to give quick
responses to today's frequent natural disasters. Building a resilient urban transportation …

ABSTRACT Monteiro, R. and Ferreira, JC, 2020. Green infrastructure planning as a climate
change and risk adaptation tool in coastal urban areas. In: Malvárez, G. and Navas, F.(eds.) …

Istanbul is a mega city with various coastal utilities located on the northern coast of the Sea
of Marmara. At Yenikapı, there are critical vulnerable coastal utilities, structures, and active …

The drive towards improving tsunami risk mitigation has intensified along many populated
coastlines. Like many islands in the Pacific Ocean, the coastal population of New Caledonia …

Less developed places that are affected by climatic impacts face great challenges to future
development. Place-based assessments that look at both the development level and climatic …

The original accounts reporting the 1755 Lisbon Tsunami were compiled, focusing on the
descriptions related to the tsunami parameters, damage and fatalities in the affected regions …