flood resilience

inURBECitizens PRIN PNRR 2022

inURBECitizens PRIN PNRR 2022

inURBECitizens: strengthening INtegrated Urban climate Resilience in the Built Environment through multi-objective strategies and Citizens involvement

Cities face major environmental and social challenges, worsened by population growth and climate change. In particular, the urban heat island (UHI) effect can raise temperatures by up to 10°C compared to suburban areas, intensifying heatwaves and disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable. Additionally, climate change has led to more extreme weather events, with heavier rainfall in winter and prolonged droughts in summer.

Resilience in the mediterranean cities: an example of adaptation and risk reduction working on building types

The relationship between urban settlement and water has always been a challenging subject for
urban planners, nowadays it is even a more compelling subject due to the climate change and the
increasing number of natural disaster related to floods. Growth and development in every
civilization are closely connected to the forms of adaptation used to survive and thrive since ancient
times, flood adaptation instead of flood control is one of expedients that allow us to cope with such

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