Urban Vulnerability Indicators
Description
As a follow-up of the EEA report 2/2012 on Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe, this Technical Paper is to propose a system of urban vulnerability indicators, which allows assessing where European cities stand in terms of vulnerability and adaptation, and where certain problems cluster. The proposed indicator set can serve different stakeholders that are relevant in a multi-level approach towards urban adaptation. This includes
the European and national level:
- getting an overview of the situation and the trends regarding urban vulnerability and adaptation in Europe,
- identifying hotspots and problem clusters to develop programmes of targeted support,
- identifying positive developments, which can be analysed for success factors and lessons to be learnt,
- as a monitoring tool, to provide input to policy effectiveness evaluations;
the local and regional level:
- getting an indication on how the situation of the own city is within the broader national and European picture,
- identifying cities with similar characteristics that can serve as role models, exchange and cooperation partners,
- encouraging further investigation of the situation with more detailed regional and local data and knowledge.
The proposed concept is currently under further development by the European Environment Agency.
Reference information
Source:
European Topic Centre Climate Change Adaptation http://cca.eionet.europa.eu/Published in Climate-ADAPT Jun 07 2016 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023