• search hit 4 of 4
Back to Result List

Vulnerability impacts and assessment of climate change on Jakarta and Venice

  • In the next future, cities located in coastal areas are likely to suffer for climatic changes more than all other human systems. The demographic growth, combined with sea-level rise and global warming related to natural causes and anthropogenic activities, endanger those systems. Thence, to effectually cope with new climate forcing, coastal cities need improvements to be sustainable, resilient and liveable, applying flexible design approaches rather than a traditional one. The paper highlights such concepts presenting two case studies of important coastal cities: Venice, in Northern Italy, and Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Although characterized by completely different climatic conditions and living habits, these two metropolises are highly impacted by humans and threatened by similar factors like subsidence and sea-level rise, which increase their exposure to future calamities principally driven by climate change but strictly related to anthropic pressures. The present situation shows that, for the future, the resilience ofIn the next future, cities located in coastal areas are likely to suffer for climatic changes more than all other human systems. The demographic growth, combined with sea-level rise and global warming related to natural causes and anthropogenic activities, endanger those systems. Thence, to effectually cope with new climate forcing, coastal cities need improvements to be sustainable, resilient and liveable, applying flexible design approaches rather than a traditional one. The paper highlights such concepts presenting two case studies of important coastal cities: Venice, in Northern Italy, and Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Although characterized by completely different climatic conditions and living habits, these two metropolises are highly impacted by humans and threatened by similar factors like subsidence and sea-level rise, which increase their exposure to future calamities principally driven by climate change but strictly related to anthropic pressures. The present situation shows that, for the future, the resilience of coastal megalopolis can be increased only using a mix of approaches at various levels, spanning from technical measures to adaptable planning instruments that consider future uncertainties.show moreshow less

Export metadata

Additional Services

Search Google Scholar
Metadaten
Author: Arianna VarraniORCiD, Michael Nones
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2017.1387125
ISSN:1814-2060
ISSN:1571-5124
Title of the source (English):International Journal of River Basin Management
Document Type:Scientific journal article peer-reviewed
Language:English
Year of publication:2018
Tag:City resilience; Jakarta; Venice; climate change adaptation; flood risk management; urban planning
Volume/Year:16
Issue number:4
First Page:439
Last Page:447
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 2 Umwelt und Naturwissenschaften / FG Hydrologie
Einverstanden ✔
Diese Webseite verwendet technisch erforderliche Session-Cookies. Durch die weitere Nutzung der Webseite stimmen Sie diesem zu. Unsere Datenschutzerklärung finden Sie hier.