From Vulnerability to Resilience: Sustainable Approaches to Multi-Hazards in Urban and Rural Contexts
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 765
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hydrology; natural hazards; risk modeling; GIS; vulnerability assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Multi-hazards present a substantial challenge to sustainable development, impacting both urban and rural populations. In the past decade, risk management initiatives at local, regional, national, and international scales have intensified. However, the frequency and severity of hazards have continued to increase, resulting in significant losses.
This trend is exacerbated by a number of factors, including climate change, uncontrolled urban sprawl in areas highly susceptible to multi-hazards, and social inequalities that heighten community vulnerability.
Disaster risk reduction approaches are becoming essential, especially for vulnerable areas and communities that may experience consequences unevenly due to socioeconomic vulnerability and resilience. It is important that prevention methods are integrated into policies through strategies that reduce exposure to multiple hazards and improve community resilience.
This Special Issue proposes to examine and advance sustainable approaches to multi-hazard risk management, with a focus on transforming vulnerability into resilient practices that support both rural and urban communities.
Dr. Oana Elena Chelariu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vulnerability
- social, economic, cultural, and systemic vulnerability
- exposure
- building resilience and recovery
- environmental studies
- conceptual analysis
- disaster risk reduction
- natural disaster
- multi-hazards
- climate change
- social inequalities
- vulnerability and resilience indicators
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