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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1177/0309132516645959
Titel (primär) Urban vulnerability and the contribution of socio-environmental fragmentation: Theoretical and methodological pathways
Autor Krellenberg, K.; Welz, J.; Link, F.; Barth, K.
Quelle Progress in Human Geography
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
Department SUSOZ
Band/Volume 41
Heft 4
Seite von 408
Seite bis 431
Sprache englisch
Keywords socio-environmental fragmentation; theoretical and methodological approach; urban vulnerability
UFZ Querschnittsthemen RU6
Abstract As ongoing parallel processes, urbanization and climate change call for overarching context-specific responses that tackle the complex challenges involved and include a comprehensive data base to identify the most pressing action needs. We argue that urban vulnerabilities must take centre stage in this regard. What comes to the fore in the context of urban vulnerability to climate-related hazards is the interaction of human systems with the environment. Understanding the impact of changes in temperature and precipitation on socio-ecological systems is therefore not enough. Insights into the complexity of urban development, social inequalities, economics and politics are needed. To address this complexity, the article focuses on the challenges associated with socio-environmental fragmentation patterns and residential vulnerability, since the interlinkages between them contribute substantially to furthering insights into the specifics of ‘urban’ vulnerabilities to climate-related hazards. An approach that combines socio-environmental fragmentation and residential vulnerability is presented. This approach explores socio-environmental urban developments as well as individual perceptions and capacities.
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Krellenberg, K., Welz, J., Link, F., Barth, K. (2017):
Urban vulnerability and the contribution of socio-environmental fragmentation: Theoretical and methodological pathways
Prog. Hum. Geogr. 41 (4), 408 - 431