Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges

Roslan, AFB; Fernando, TP; Biscaya, S; Sulaiman, N

Abstract

Risk-sensitive urban development is an innovative planning approach that can transform the way cities are built to face uncertainties that arise from climate-induced disaster risks. However, the potential to initiate such a transformative approach has not materialised due to many underlying issues that need to be understood properly. Therefore, this study conducted a systematic review to gather empirical evidence on the issues and challenges in implementing risk-sensitive urban development. The study identified forty-six issues and challenges under seven key themes that need addressing to facilitate the desirable transition: trade-offs, governance, fragmentation and silos, capacity, design and development, data, and funding. The issues and challenges that exist under trade-offs for negotiating solutions for risk-sensitive urban development and governance of multiple stakeholders were identified as the top two areas that need attention in facilitating the desirable transition. This study also revealed that important information such as scientific information, hazard and risk information, temporal and spatial information, and critical local details are not being produced and shared between stakeholders in decision-making. A profound participatory process that involves all the stakeholders in the decision-making process was identified as the pathway to ensure equitable outcomes in risk-sensitive urban development.

Citation

Roslan, A., Fernando, T., Biscaya, S., & Sulaiman, N. (2021). Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges. Sustainability, 13(19), 10631. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910631

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 22, 2021
• Publication Date: Sep 24, 2021
• Deposit Date: Sep 23, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 27, 2021
• Journal: Sustainability
• Publisher: MDPI
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 19
• Pages: 10631
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910631
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910631
• Related Public URLs: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability
• Additional Information: Funders : Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC);Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF); Projects : Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration for Supporting Risk-Sensitive Sustainable Urban Development; Grant Number: ES/T003219/1