Author(s): Rita Brito; Maria Adriana Cardoso; Athanasios Sfetsos; Alex De La Cruz; Beniamino Russo
Linked Author(s): Beniamino Russo
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Abstract: A holistic resilience assessment in an urban area or region identifies the opportunities and priorities for enhancing resilience, namely when interacting services and infrastructure are considered. The mitigation of climate change impacts due to natural areas have been highlighted in several studies. This happens in either natural areas already existing or in man-made nature-based solutions within urban environments. For a holistic assessment of resilience, considering natural areas like any other urban service (e. g. water supply, stormwater drainage) has several advantages, such as the recognition of existing interdependencies and the use of a common evaluation structure for the various services provided by the same organization (e. g. a municipality). A resilience assessment framework and tool are being developed within ICARIA (Improving ClimAte Resilience of crItical Assets). This paper presents the ICARIA project and the methodology for extending the ICARIA Resilience Assessment Framework (RAF). The focus is on the approach and scope used to include natural areas as a service, a multi-benefit service provided by cities or regions to their citizens, workers, and tourists. A first glimpse into how the RAF is being developed, namely a preliminary version of the assessment objectives and criteria, is presented.
Year: 2024