The Risk of Heat Waves to Historic Urban Areas. A GIS-Based Model for Developing a Risk Assessment Methodology

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dc.contributor.authorQuesada-Ganuza, Laura
dc.contributor.authorGarmendia, Leire
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Irantzu
dc.contributor.authorBriz, Estibaliz
dc.contributor.authorGandini, Alessandra
dc.contributor.authorOlazabal, Marta
dc.contributor.institutionLABORATORIO DE TRANSFORMACIÓN URBANA
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
dc.description.abstractClimate change impacts such as extreme events and progressive global warming are threatening the conservation and livability of urban cultural heritage. Understanding climate risks on heritage should be part of policy and planning decision-making processes to increase resilience and sustainability of both social and built environmental systems. However, despite a large body of literature focusing on climate-related hazards, there is a noticeable knowledge gap regarding a holistic conceptualization of the risks in historic urban areas, which is particularly concerning in the case of the impacts of heat waves and heat urban island phenomena on urban heritage. The main goal of this study is to analyze and represent the interaction between urban spaces and heat waves via geographic information systems (GIS) data, considering the vulnerability of historic areas both as urban systems and as heritage areas. To frame a holistic approach, socioeconomic, cultural, governance (services and resources), and physical (gathering tangible characteristics of all infrastructures, elements, and buildings) aspects of the system are taken into account. To this end, key performance indicators addressing relevant vulnerable elements of historic urban areas are identified for the development of a risk assessment methodology. Complementary and as foundation for the risk assessment, a categorization of vulnerability to heat waves is proposed for both buildings and urban spaces. Here, the gathering and processing of data for the development of a GIS-based model in the historic area of Bilbao, Basque Country is presented. This work aims to serve as a basis and reference for future holistic assessments of heatwaves risks in historic urban areas worldwide.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAcknowledgements The authors wish to acknowledge funding from the European Commission through the SHELTER project (GA 821282), as well as the support of the SAREN research group (IT1619-22, Basque Government).
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationQuesada-Ganuza , L , Garmendia , L , Alvarez , I , Briz , E , Gandini , A & Olazabal , M 2022 , The Risk of Heat Waves to Historic Urban Areas. A GIS-Based Model for Developing a Risk Assessment Methodology . in Advanced Structured Materials . Advanced Structured Materials , vol. 179 , Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , pp. 47-60 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15676-2_4
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-15676-2_4
dc.identifier.issn1869-8433
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141196539&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
dc.relation.ispartofAdvanced Structured Materials
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAdvanced Structured Materials
dc.relation.projectIDEuropean Commission, EC, GA 821282-IT1619-22
dc.relation.projectIDEusko Jaurlaritza
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject.keywordsClimate change
dc.subject.keywordsHistoric urban areas
dc.subject.keywordsKey performance indicators
dc.subject.keywordsRisk assessment
dc.subject.keywordsVulnerability assessment
dc.subject.keywordsGeneral Materials Science
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.titleThe Risk of Heat Waves to Historic Urban Areas. A GIS-Based Model for Developing a Risk Assessment Methodologyen
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