UR2020 # Wildfire

   Green Thumbs: Innovations in Modelling Tools for Nature-based Solutions Nature-based solutions (NBS) are a new way to manage risks and provide people with protection against hazards, such as floods and erosion. Instead of using conventional engineering measures such as dams, dikes or embankments, nature-based solutions employ natural capital such as mangroves or salt marshes…

   Mapathons, machine-learning, models – oh my! A friendly debate about data sources and how to use them> The world of data sources that are useful for the assessment and communication of risk is expanding rapidly. New and emerging data sources, especially for geospatial data, present exciting opportunities to aid disaster prevention, preparation, response, and…

   Dynamic cities, dynamic risk – Representing urban change in disaster risk models The world’s urban population continues to grow rapidly in many parts of the world, with urban areas expanding or densifying to accommodate this growth. As a result, new structures are built on previously undeveloped land, density of development is intensified and multiple…

   Fire resilience and the urbanising margins Organizer: University of Edinburgh UR2020 Home Frequently Asked Questions Agenda Community Sessions UR Collaboration Session tags Identify Communicate Use AI / Machine learning Data Cities Emerging technologies Risk communication Risk assessment Infrastructure Youth and young professionals Fragility, conflict and violence settings Nature-based solutions Earth observations Design, visualization and…

   Catching Fire: New paradigms for wildfire resilience *note: this is a closed event use · wildfire As the climate changes, the world has marked a significant increase in the number of extreme wildland fire disasters. From the United States and Australia, to Portugal and Greece, to Georgia, Nepal, Brazil and Bolivia, this phenomenon is…

The conventional multi-hazard framework is still characterized by hazard-silo thinking, i.e. disaster risk reduction (DRR) is seen through the lens of one single hazard, neglecting interactions with other potential hazards and dynamic vulnerabilities.