Urban Vulnerability and Resilience
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 23 April 2025 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainability and urban planning; urban regeneration; stakeholder participation; natural and man-made risks; sustainable mobility; sustainable waste management (also in port-cities); circular cities; support and valorisation of start-up
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Interests: urban planning; safety and security policies; sustainability and resilience; sustainable mobility; sustainable waste management; sustainable and slow tourism; valorisation of the territories; enhancement of rural areas and abandoned villages
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urban areas are home to more than half of the global population; they are called upon to cope with different and possible traumatic events, such as natural, anthropogenic or multidimensional (climate change) hazards, and respond to the needs of ever-changing societies (demographic change, technological progress). All of this introduces new crucial aspects that have to be considered in spatial planning.
It is also worth pointing out how the possible events/needs mentioned above, in interaction with the widespread conditions of extreme vulnerability due to the intense and increasing urbanization and fragmentation of natural environment, make our cities even more fragile and unsuitable for meeting the demands of present and future generations and, thus, the criteria of sustainability. In the literature, there are numerous papers that address vulnerability and risk, but there are just a few that also introduce the concept of resilience and analyze how cities should adapt to foreseeable future scenarios. It, therefore, turns out that there is a necessity for in-depth approaches and studies that deal with single-risk or multi-risk contexts, giving impetus to innovative mitigation and adaptation processes—resilience—for a better quality of life.
In this Special Issue, we will explore the topic of urban vulnerability in relation to the concept of resilience.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Urban resilience;
- Sustainability;
- Safety measures and mitigation actions;
- Technologies;
- Nature-based solutions.
Innovative papers or reviews submitted to this Special Issue are, therefore, requested to contribute to and highlight ongoing research, experiences, and strategies aimed at protecting ecosystems and improving the livability of urban areas.
Dr. Ilenia Spadaro
Prof. Dr. Francesca Pirlone
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- resilience
- vulnerability
- territory safety
- risks
- nature-based solutions
- quality of life
