The “nexus” approach is nowadays widely interpreted as a groundbreaking vision for dealing with existing and emerging environmental challenges (Weitz et al., 2014). We will focus here on the potential for extending the nexus approach to some of the factors threatening the future development of urban areas and, namely, to individual and coupled hazards, climate change and environmental degradation. These factors are currently faced by separate institutions and policy developments are still far apart, despite the fact they interplay and overlap on different levels, requiring cross-sectoral strategies and measures. In detail, this contribution will explore if and how the nexus approach may allow us to shed light on the complex interactions among natural, technological and na-tech risks, climate-related impacts, ecosystems degradation and, above all, planned and un-planned urban development, in order to provide an integrated knowledge base for more effective, and more consistent with the persistent and urgent conditions of economic crisis, land use planning processes, capable to drive cities towards a sustainable and resilient development.
The Nexus approach to Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Adaptation and Ecosystem Management: new paths for a Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development
GALDERISI, Adriana
2017
Abstract
The “nexus” approach is nowadays widely interpreted as a groundbreaking vision for dealing with existing and emerging environmental challenges (Weitz et al., 2014). We will focus here on the potential for extending the nexus approach to some of the factors threatening the future development of urban areas and, namely, to individual and coupled hazards, climate change and environmental degradation. These factors are currently faced by separate institutions and policy developments are still far apart, despite the fact they interplay and overlap on different levels, requiring cross-sectoral strategies and measures. In detail, this contribution will explore if and how the nexus approach may allow us to shed light on the complex interactions among natural, technological and na-tech risks, climate-related impacts, ecosystems degradation and, above all, planned and un-planned urban development, in order to provide an integrated knowledge base for more effective, and more consistent with the persistent and urgent conditions of economic crisis, land use planning processes, capable to drive cities towards a sustainable and resilient development.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
