IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v12y2020i18p7743-d415806.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Cities under Pressure: Strategies and Tools to Face Climate Change and Pandemic

Author

Listed:
  • Francesca Moraci

    (DARTE Department, University of Reggio Calabria “Mediterranea”, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy)

  • Maurizio Francesco Errigo

    (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna “Kore”, 94100 Enna, Italy)

  • Celestina Fazia

    (DARTE Department, University of Reggio Calabria “Mediterranea”, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy)

  • Tiziana Campisi

    (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna “Kore”, 94100 Enna, Italy)

  • Francesco Castelli

    (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna “Kore”, 94100 Enna, Italy)

Abstract

This paper investigates the problems and stresses of the contemporary city, mainly due to natural and health factors, related to climate change and the pandemic COVID19. Besides highlighting the characteristics of climate change and the ongoing pandemic, this study focuses on the analysis of the main effects and consequences that these phenomena have produced on the city and the vulnerabilities of the urban system. To understand how these events have impacted the urban environment, directly and indirectly, this research undertakes to define some specific indicators capable of comparing the phenomena and assessing their repercussions. The Methodology is based on the following focal points: on the analysis of the urban shocks that have affected the cities in the last decade, on the comparison between contemporary survey data and those relating to historical trends, on the definition of the main urban sectors particularly affected by the onset of urban shocks, and on the definition of strategies, actions, and tools deemed to be effective in the implementation of a post-pandemic and climate-proof city. These results were achieved through complementary urban design and tools capable of creating a post-pandemic and climate-proof adaptive city, within a cross-disciplinary approach.

Suggested Citation

  • Francesca Moraci & Maurizio Francesco Errigo & Celestina Fazia & Tiziana Campisi & Francesco Castelli, 2020. "Cities under Pressure: Strategies and Tools to Face Climate Change and Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-31, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:18:p:7743-:d:415806
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/18/7743/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/18/7743/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Francesca Moraci & Maurizio Francesco Errigo & Celestina Fazia & Gianluca Burgio & Sante Foresta, 2018. "Making Less Vulnerable Cities: Resilience as a New Paradigm of Smart Planning," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-18, March.
    2. Romeo Danielis, Lucia Rotaris, Eva Valeri, 2012. "Carsharing for tourists," RIEDS - Rivista Italiana di Economia, Demografia e Statistica - The Italian Journal of Economic, Demographic and Statistical Studies, SIEDS Societa' Italiana di Economia Demografia e Statistica, vol. 66(2), pages 103-119.
    3. Tiziana Campisi & Nurten Akgün & Dario Ticali & Giovanni Tesoriere, 2020. "Exploring Public Opinion on Personal Mobility Vehicle Use: A Case Study in Palermo, Italy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-15, July.
    4. Tiziana Campisi & Giovanna Acampa & Giorgia Marino & Giovanni Tesoriere, 2020. "Cycling Master Plans in Italy: The I-BIM Feasibility Tool for Cost and Safety Assessments," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-20, June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Muhammad Nadeem & Amer Aziz & Muhammad Ahmad Al-Rashid & Giovanni Tesoriere & Muhammad Asim & Tiziana Campisi, 2021. "Scaling the Potential of Compact City Development: The Case of Lahore, Pakistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-22, May.
    2. Ariyaningsih & Rajib Shaw, 2023. "Community-Based Approach for Climate Resilience and COVID-19: Case Study of a Climate Village (Kampung Iklim) in Balikpapan, Indonesia," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-18, March.
    3. Majewska, Anna & Denis, Małgorzata & Jarecka-Bidzińska, Ewa & Jaroszewicz, Joanna & Krupowicz, Wioleta, 2022. "Pandemic resilient cities: Possibilities of repairing Polish towns and cities during COVID-19 pandemic," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
    4. Ömer Kaya & Kadir Diler Alemdar & Tiziana Campisi & Ahmet Tortum & Merve Kayaci Çodur, 2021. "The Development of Decarbonisation Strategies: A Three-Step Methodology for the Suitable Analysis of Current EVCS Locations Applied to Istanbul, Turkey," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-21, May.
    5. Tiziana Campisi & Socrates Basbas & Anastasios Skoufas & Nurten Akgün & Dario Ticali & Giovanni Tesoriere, 2020. "The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Resilience of Sustainable Mobility in Sicily," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-24, October.
    6. Ahmadreza Shirvani Dastgerdi & Reza Kheyroddin, 2023. "Building Resilience in Cultural Landscapes: Exploring the Role of Transdisciplinary and Participatory Planning in the Recovery of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-19, July.
    7. Tzen-Ying Ling, 2021. "Investigating the malleable socioeconomic resilience pathway to urban cohesion: a case of Taipei metropolitan area," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(9), pages 13016-13041, September.
    8. Przemysław Śleszyński & Paulina Legutko-Kobus & Mark Rosenberg & Viktoriya Pantyley & Maciej J. Nowak, 2022. "Assessing Urban Policies in a COVID-19 World," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-19, April.
    9. Maksymilian Mądziel & Tiziana Campisi & Artur Jaworski & Hubert Kuszewski & Paweł Woś, 2021. "Assessing Vehicle Emissions from a Multi-Lane to Turbo Roundabout Conversion Using a Microsimulation Tool," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-21, July.
    10. Tiziana Campisi & Socrates Basbas & Giovanni Tesoriere & Mirto Trouva & Thomas Papas & Iva Mrak, 2020. "How to Create Walking Friendly Cities. A Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Central Open Market Area of Rijeka," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-20, November.
    11. David Mitchell & Bernhard Barth & Serene Ho & M. Siraj Sait & Darryn McEvoy, 2021. "The Benefits of Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration for Urban Community Resilience in a Time of Climate Change and COVID-19 Pandemic," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-19, May.
    12. Ionica Oncioiu & Ioana Duca & Mirela Anca Postole & Georgiana Camelia Georgescu (Crețan) & Rodica Gherghina & Robert-Adrian Grecu, 2021. "Transforming the COVID-19 Threat into an Opportunity: The Pandemic as a Stage to the Sustainable Economy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-18, February.
    13. Heba Mohtady Ali & Jamie Ranse & Anne Roiko & Cheryl Desha, 2023. "Enabling Transformational Leadership to Foster Disaster-Resilient Hospitals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-17, January.
    14. Maciej Tarkowski & Krystian Puzdrakiewicz, 2021. "Connectivity Benefits of Small Zero-Emission Autonomous Ferries in Urban Mobility—Case of the Coastal City of Gdańsk (Poland)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-13, November.
    15. Przemysław Śleszyński & Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir & Maciej Nowak & Paulina Legutko-Kobus & Mohammad Hajian Hossein Abadi & Noura Al Nasiri, 2023. "COVID-19 Spatial Policy: A Comparative Review of Urban Policies in the European Union and the Middle East," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-30, January.
    16. Tianni Wang & Mark Ching-Pong Poo & Adolf K. Y. Ng & Zaili Yang, 2023. "Adapting to the Impacts Posed by Climate Change: Applying the Climate Change Risk Indicator (CCRI) Framework in a Multi-Modal Transport System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-21, May.
    17. Ilenia Spadaro & Francesca Pirlone, 2021. "Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan and Health Security," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-20, April.
    18. Dominika P. Brodowicz & Anna Stankowska, 2021. "European Union’s Goals Towards Electromobility: An Assessment of Plans’ Implementation in Polish Cities," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(4), pages 645-665.
    19. Aike Kan & Qing Xiang & Xiao Yang & Huiseng Xu & Xiaoxiang Yu & Hong Huang, 2023. "Revealing the Environmental Characteristics of Towns in the Middle Himalayas Using a Geographic Information System and Self-Organizing Map," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-15, October.
    20. Lidia Mierzejewska & Kamila Sikorska-Podyma & Marta Szejnfeld & Magdalena Wdowicka & Bogusz Modrzewski & Ewa Lechowska, 2023. "The Role of Greenery in Stress Reduction among City Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(10), pages 1-19, May.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Tiziana Campisi & Socrates Basbas & Anastasios Skoufas & Nurten Akgün & Dario Ticali & Giovanni Tesoriere, 2020. "The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Resilience of Sustainable Mobility in Sicily," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-24, October.
    2. Sarbast Moslem & Tiziana Campisi & Agnieszka Szmelter-Jarosz & Szabolcs Duleba & Kh Md Nahiduzzaman & Giovanni Tesoriere, 2020. "Best–Worst Method for Modelling Mobility Choice after COVID-19: Evidence from Italy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-19, August.
    3. Licia Felicioni & Antonín Lupíšek & Petr Hájek, 2020. "Major European Stressors and Potential of Available Tools for Assessment of Urban and Buildings Resilience," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-27, September.
    4. Fernando ALMEIDA & Pedro SILVA & Joao LEITE, 2017. "Proposal Of A Carsharing System To Improve Urban Mobility," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 12(3), pages 32-44, April.
    5. André Luis Azevedo Guedes & Jeferson Carvalho Alvarenga & Maurício Dos Santos Sgarbi Goulart & Martius Vicente Rodriguez y Rodriguez & Carlos Alberto Pereira Soares, 2018. "Smart Cities: The Main Drivers for Increasing the Intelligence of Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-19, August.
    6. Younghoon Seo & Donghyun Lim & Woongbee Son & Yeongmin Kwon & Junghwa Kim & Hyungjoo Kim, 2020. "Deriving Mobility Service Policy Issues Based on Text Mining: A Case Study of Gyeonggi Province in South Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-20, December.
    7. Jieh-Haur Chen & Ha Thi Thu Nguyen & Chien-Cheng Chou & Jui-Pin Wang & Ting-Kwei Wang, 2021. "Transit-Oriented Development: Exploring Citizen Perceptions in a Booming City, Can Tho City, Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-14, January.
    8. Yiwen Shao & Yao Sun & Zhiru Zheng, 2023. "How Do Comprehensive Territorial Plans Frame Resilience? A Content Analysis of Plans by Major Cities in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-19, May.
    9. Romeo Danielis & Lucia Rotaris & Andrea Rusich & Eva Valeri, 2015. "The potential demand for carsharing from university students: an Italian case study," Working Papers 1501, SIET Società Italiana di Economia dei Trasporti e della Logistica.
    10. Rosario Sommella & Libera D’Alessandro, 2021. "Retail Policies and Urban Change in Naples City Center: Challenges to Resilience and Sustainability from a Mediterranean City," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-23, July.
    11. Anna D’Auria & Marco Tregua & Manuel Carlos Vallejo-Martos, 2018. "Modern Conceptions of Cities as Smart and Sustainable and Their Commonalities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-18, July.
    12. Radoje Vujadinović & Jelena Šaković Jovanović & Aljaž Plevnik & Luka Mladenovič & Tom Rye, 2021. "Key Challenges in the Status Analysis for the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan in Podgorica, Montenegro," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-28, January.
    13. Biancardo, Salvatore Antonio & Gesualdi, Michele & Savastano, Davide & Intignano, Mattia & Henke, Ilaria & Pagliara, Francesca, 2023. "An innovative framework for integrating Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) within Building Information Modeling (BIM)," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    14. Javad J. C. Aman & Myriam Zakhem & Janille Smith-Colin, 2021. "Towards Equity in Micromobility: Spatial Analysis of Access to Bikes and Scooters amongst Disadvantaged Populations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-15, October.
    15. Lei Zhang & Shengrui Zhang & Bei Zhou & Yan Huang & Dan Zhao & Shuaiyang Jiao, 2022. "Exploring Unobserved Heterogeneity in Cyclists’ Occupying Motorized Vehicle Lane Behaviors at Different Bike Facility Configurations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-22, January.
    16. Cristina García Fernández & Daniël Peek, 2023. "Connecting the Smart Village: A Switch towards Smart and Sustainable Rural-Urban Linkages in Spain," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-16, April.
    17. Margherita Pazzini & Claudio Lantieri & Annalisa Zoli & Andrea Simone & Hocine Imine, 2023. "Evaluation of Railway Station Infrastructure to Facilitate Bike–Train Intermodality," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-18, February.
    18. Tim-Benjamin Lembcke & Mathias Willnat & Henrik Lechte & Maike Greve & Julia Heinsohn & Alfred Benedikt Brendel, 2021. "Mobility Need-Adaptive Housing Platforms: The Benefit of a Commute Time Search Feature," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-14, March.
    19. Tom Rye & Robert Hrelja, 2020. "Policies for Reducing Car Traffic and Their Problematisation. Lessons from the Mobility Strategies of British, Dutch, German and Swedish Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-26, October.
    20. Christian Longhi & Marcello M. Mariani & Sylvie Rochhia, 2016. "Sharing and Tourism: The Rise of New Markets in Transport," GREDEG Working Papers 2016-01, Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur, France.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:18:p:7743-:d:415806. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.