In the past 15 years there has been rapid growth in research on adaptive capacity. This
article critically reviews this literature, describing changes in the field over time, and …

Of all-natural disasters, extreme high temperatures events are the main cause of weather-
related mortality. The compact urban settings of cities, the dependency on infrastructural …

The chapter is divided into two main sections. The first section follows an integrative
approach in which hazards, exposure, vulnerability, impacts and risks are discussed …

Measuring disaster resilience is a key component of successful disaster risk management
and climate change adaptation. Quantitative, indicator-based assessments are typically …

CONTEXT Climate change is expected to adversely affect agricultural production,
particularly in Iran where the agricultural sector forms the backbone of the economy. This is …

This study conducted a scientometric analysis of previous research on urban resilience to
climate change from 1998 to 2021 through collaboration network, co-occurrence network …

Background Understanding context specific heat-health risks in urban areas is important,
especially given anticipated severe increases in summer temperatures due to climate …

Background To date, little is known about the temporal variation of the temperature-mortality
association among different demographic and socio-economic groups. The aim of this work …

Even though most cities are exposed to more than one hazard, local planners and decision-
makers still have a limited understanding of the exposure and sensitivity to and the spatial …

By sharing best practices and lessons learned among member cities, professional and
learning networks have become prominent actors in supporting and shaping local climate …