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The systemic nature of risk is increasingly acknowledged within scholarship, policy and practice relating to disaster management. However, a number of conceptual and methodological challenges arise in advancing empirical inquiry in this regard.

Recent major earthquake disasters have highlighted the effectiveness of financial soft policies (e.g., earthquake insurance) in transferring seismic risk away from those directly impacted and complementing ‘hard’ disaster risk mitigation measures (e.g., structural retrofit).

Rapid urban expansion in many parts of the world is leading to increased exposure to natural hazards, exacerbated by climate change.

The concept of disaster risk is cross-disciplinary by nature and reducing disaster risk has become
of interest for various disciplines. Yet, moving from a collection of multiple disciplinary perspectives

This study focuses on scoring, selecting, and developing physical fragility (i.e., the probability of
reaching or exceeding a certain damage state given a specific hazard intensity) and/or vulnerability

In this Special Issue introductory paper, we present the Tomorrow’s Cities Decision Support
Environment (TCDSE). As the negative impacts of natural hazards continue to escalate around the

Using satellite data, researchers from the Tomorrow’s Cities Hub, analysed Quito’s recent historical urban expansion and multi-hazard risks to identify green spaces that can be used to reduce disaster risk and enhance post-disaster response.

This working paper analyses and presents preliminary conclusions of TC's researchers study of Khokana, Nepal, a traditional and small Newari village about 8 kilometers south of Kathmandu.

Study region: This study focuses on urban flood modelling in developing cities with a special focus on informal settlements giving a specific case study of Mukuru slums in Nairobi city of Kenya.

In our rapidly urbanizing world, many hazard-prone regions face significant challenges regarding risk-informed urban development.