...Dhanya Praveen; Jayarajan Kunnampalli Purpose This paper aims to inform the readers an overview of expected impacts of sea level rise (SLR) and climate change on rice crops area, yield and the urgent need to build climate responsive infrastructures to a coastal district, Alappuzha – a high-risk...

... gaps and mismatches in climate change adaptation in the built environment in Malta. The research focuses on the positionality of the professionals working in the sector as they operate within a legal framework guided through various policies, and through their role and responsibility...

... Decision-making Fuzzy TOPSIS Climatic disasters Climate change Universiti Malaysia Pahang PGRS220342 Built environments are significantly affected by climatic disasters (Ali et al., 2020). Such disasters, including extreme floods, hurricanes, cyclones and heat waves, have...

... resources, collaboration and coherence of governance vision. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a comprehensive analysis of internal governance processes in climate change adaptation. It is based on an extensive literature review and semi-structured interviews at the local level – i.e...

... events in recent decades. Climate change appears to be a significant contributing factor to destructive floods. Thus, this paper aims to assess the susceptibility of this area to flash floods in case of heavy downpours. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a variety of computational approaches...

... professionals who must play extraordinary roles in achieving better sustainable construction. Therefore, this study aims to identify the job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing challenges associated with climate change. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a mixed...

...@research.deakin.edu.au 15 02 2023 21 07 2023 27 10 2023 29 10 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Climate change Resilience Retrofitting Passive measures Active measures Renewable measures The building sector...

...Tingneyuc Sekac; Sujoy Kumar Jana; Indrajit Pal Purpose The climate change and related impacts are experienced around the world. There arise different triggering factors to climate change and impact. The purpose of this study is to figure out how changes in vegetation cover may or may not have...

...Muhammad Waresul Hassan Nipun; Md Ashik-Ur-Rahman; Sharmin Yousuf Rikta; Afshana Parven; Indrajit Pal Purpose The effects of population growth in the developing world and climate change have increased the stress on available water resources. The majority of Rajshahi city, Bangladesh...

... to enhance the resilience of Iranian cities. Urban resilience Cities Iran Systematic review Climate change Resilience has long been a concept of great interest in a wide range of disciplines, including biology and ecology (Holling, 1973 ; Adger et al., 2005), psychology (Garmezy...

...). To identify the most exposed slums (Figure 5 , Step II), an overlay analysis using climatic (flooding because of extreme precipitation and heat waves) and non-climatic parameters (WASH coverage) was used. Climate change and its effects are evident in the past few decades. High temperatures, sea-level...

... the embankment. Over the past few decades, climate change is a significant global concern with rapid-onset and slow-onset climate events (Alston, 2014 ; Hondula et al., 2015). It has been established through sea-level rise, increasing air temperature, increasing the frequency and intensity of storm...

...Ariyaningsih; Vibhas Sukhwani; Rajib Shaw Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the inter- and intra-relationships between climate change and urban flood risk in Balikpapan city. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a qualitative method by applying the driver–pressure–state...

...@futa.edu.ng 26 11 2021 06 01 2022 18 01 2022 26 01 2022 26 01 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Flooding Built environment Building failure Climate change Waste management Retrofitting A survey...

...Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola; Abdullateef Iyanda Bako Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing residents’ adaptation strategies to climate change effects in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The metropolis was stratified into low, medium...

... are collected and analyzed. Findings The study’s major finding is that the flood protection system succeeded in protecting the Greater Tokyo area from flooding. Typhoon Hagibis maintained its power until landing because of climate change and caused record-breaking rainfall. In a worst-case scenario...

... aggravated human behaviours related to climate change and energy efficiency. Therefore, education relevant to energy efficiency and climate change is identified as a vital requirement in the present education sector. This study aims to identify existing capacity needs for integrating massive open online...

... why this paper focuses on such issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper is derived from a toolkit that was produced for Oxfam Australia. Disasters and climate change are major drivers of poverty and significantly affect the communities that development programs of Oxfam Australia aim...

...Thinles Chondol; Ashish Kumar Panda; Anil Kumar Gupta; Nirupama Agrawal; Amarjeet Kaur Purpose This paper aims to gain insight on the perception and role of the local government officials on climate change and resilience in Uttarakhand, India. Uttarakhand, being a sensitive mountainous region...

...Vishal Narain Purpose This paper aims to describe how social capital is mobilized in the mediation of periurban water insecurity induced by urbanization and climate change. Investing in social capital through the process of creating mechanisms for civic engagement is an important means of building...