Tapia, CarlosAbajo, BeñatFeliu, EfrenMendizabal, MaddalenMartinez, José AntonioFernández, J. GermanLaburu, TxominLejarazu, Adelaida2017-07-01Tapia , C , Abajo , B , Feliu , E , Mendizabal , M , Martinez , J A , Fernández , J G , Laburu , T & Lejarazu , A 2017 , ' Profiling urban vulnerabilities to climate change : An indicator-based vulnerability assessment for European cities ' , Ecological Indicators , vol. 78 , pp. 142-155 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.0401470-160XPublisher Copyright: © 2017 Elsevier LtdGoverning climate change in cities entails a good understanding of urban vulnerabilities. This research presents an Indicator-based Vulnerability Assessment for 571 European cities. Basing on panel data from Urban Audit database and a set of newly developed indicators, we assessed urban vulnerabilities for the following impact chains: (i) heatwaves on human health; (ii) drought on water planning, and; (iii) flooding (sub-divided into pluvial, fluvial and coastal) on the socio-economic tissue and the urban fabric. Results shed light on the key challenges that specific groups of European cities face in order to better deal with the expected impacts of climate change. This knowledge is a necessary step to advance in the understanding of urban risks to climate change and the development of effective EU policies for urban adaptation.14enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessjournal article10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.040Adaptation to climate changeAdaptive capacityCitiesClimate changeIndexIndicator-based vulnerability assessmentIndicatorsSensitivityVulnerabilityGeneral Decision SciencesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologySDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communitieshttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85015363456&partnerID=8YFLogxK