WPSC – APSA Congress 2022

Track 4 : Disaster, Risk, and Resilience

Chairs:

Richard Sliuzas

University of Twente, Netherland

Magdalena Vicunã

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

Wiwandari Handayani

Diponegoro University

Disasters of all kinds have had major impacts on human settlements across the globe. However, as each location presents its own mix of hazards, vulnerability, and adaptive capacities, the impacts of disasters in material and economic losses and in injuries and loss of life, vary greatly. Also, much urban development is being situated in low-lying or coastal areas thereby increasing the potential exposure and risk, especially due to the expected impacts of climate change on sea levels and meteorological hazards. Further, disaster risk is usually associated with complex, multi-hazard situations and events. The interactions between different types of hazards across space and time pose many challenges for spatial planning, as future-oriented strategies, plans and actions can make or break risk reduction efforts and attempts to increase community resilience. This track invites submissions that explore the contribution that spatial planning makes to disaster risk reduction and/or resilience building. Submissions that consider how complex multi-hazard events and systemic risks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, are reshaping spatial planning theory and practice are particularly welcome.