Exploring disaster impacts on adaptation actions in 549 cities worldwide

Daniel Nohrstedt; Jacob Hileman; Maurizio Mazzoleni; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Charles F. Parker

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31059-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Exploring disaster impacts on adaptation actions in 549 cities worldwide

Daniel Nohrstedt,
Jacob Hileman,
Maurizio Mazzoleni,
Giuliano Di Baldassarre,
Charles F. Parker

Affiliations

Daniel Nohrstedt: Department of Government, Uppsala University
Jacob Hileman: Department of Government, Uppsala University
Maurizio Mazzoleni: Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), Uppsala University
Giuliano Di Baldassarre: Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), Uppsala University
Charles F. Parker: Department of Government, Uppsala University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31059-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Here the authors explore the effects of disasters on adaptation actions in 549 cities, finding that the effects of disaster frequency and severity are modest and depend on action type, population size, and adaptive capacity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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