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Climate change and the call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the efficient use of (renewable) energy, and more resilient winter tourism regions, forces ski resorts across the European Alps to look for “smart” approaches to transition towards a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Drawing on the smart-city concept and considering the different historical developments of Alpine resorts, the Smart Altitude Decision-Making Toolkit was developed using a combination of an energy audit tool, a WebGIS, and collaborative and innovative living labs installed in Les Orres (France), Madonna di Campiglio (Italy), Krvavec (Slovenia), and Verbier (Switzerland). This step-by-step Decision-Making Toolkit enables ski resorts to get feedback on their energy demand, an overview of the locally available sources of renewable energy, and insights regarding their potential for improving their energy efficiency by low-carbon interventions. The Decision-Making Toolkit is suitable for knowledge transfer between stakeholders within living labs and moreover provides the flexibility for tailor-made low-carbon strategies adapting to the unique assets and situatedness of ski resorts.
Annemarie Polderman; Andreas Haller; Diego Viesi; Xavier Tabin; Stefano Sala; Annamaria Giorgi; Loïc Darmayan; Jakob Rager; Jelena Vidovič; Quentin Daragon; Yves Verchère; Uroš Zupan; Nadine Houbé; Kati Heinrich; Oliver Bender; Yann Bidault. How Can Ski Resorts Get Smart? Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Winter Tourism in the European Alps. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5593 .
AMA StyleAnnemarie Polderman, Andreas Haller, Diego Viesi, Xavier Tabin, Stefano Sala, Annamaria Giorgi, Loïc Darmayan, Jakob Rager, Jelena Vidovič, Quentin Daragon, Yves Verchère, Uroš Zupan, Nadine Houbé, Kati Heinrich, Oliver Bender, Yann Bidault. How Can Ski Resorts Get Smart? Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Winter Tourism in the European Alps. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (14):5593.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnemarie Polderman; Andreas Haller; Diego Viesi; Xavier Tabin; Stefano Sala; Annamaria Giorgi; Loïc Darmayan; Jakob Rager; Jelena Vidovič; Quentin Daragon; Yves Verchère; Uroš Zupan; Nadine Houbé; Kati Heinrich; Oliver Bender; Yann Bidault. 2020. "How Can Ski Resorts Get Smart? Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Winter Tourism in the European Alps." Sustainability 12, no. 14: 5593.
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being implemented as suitable approaches for reducing vulnerability and risk of social-ecological systems (SES) to hydro-meteorological hazards. Understanding vulnerability and risk of SES is crucial in order to design and implement NBS projects appropriately. A systematic literature review was carried out to examine the suitability of, or gaps in, existing frameworks for vulnerability and risk assessment of SES to hydro-meteorological hazards. The review confirms that very few frameworks have been developed in the context of NBS. Most of the frameworks have emphasised social systems over ecological systems. Furthermore, they have not explicitly considered the temporal dimension of risk reduction measures. The study proposes an indicator-based vulnerability and risk assessment framework in the context of NBS (VR-NBS) that addresses both the above limitations and considers established NBS principles. The framework aims to allow for a better consideration of the multiple benefits afforded by NBS and which impact all the dimensions of risk. A list of 135 indicators is identified through literature review and surveys in NBS project sites. This list is composed of indicators representing the social sub-system (61% of total indicators) and the ecological sub-system (39% of total indicators). The list will act as a reference indicator library in the context of NBS projects and will be regularly updated as lessons are learnt. While the proposed VR-NBS framework is developed considering hydro-meteorological hazards and NBS, it can be adapted for other natural hazards and different types of risk reduction measures.
Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah; Fabrice G. Renaud; Carl C. Anderson; Annie Wild; Alessio Domeneghetti; Annemarie Polderman; Athanasios Votsis; Beatrice Pulvirenti; Bidroha Basu; Craig Thomson; Depy Panga; Eija Pouta; Elena Toth; Francesco Pilla; Jeetendra Sahani; Joy Ommer; Juliane El Zohbi; Karen Munro; Maria Stefanopoulou; Michael Loupis; Nikos Pangas; Prashant Kumar; Sisay Debele; Swantje Preuschmann; Wang Zixuan. A review of hydro-meteorological hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment frameworks and indicators in the context of nature-based solutions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2020, 50, 101728 .
AMA StyleMohammad Aminur Rahman Shah, Fabrice G. Renaud, Carl C. Anderson, Annie Wild, Alessio Domeneghetti, Annemarie Polderman, Athanasios Votsis, Beatrice Pulvirenti, Bidroha Basu, Craig Thomson, Depy Panga, Eija Pouta, Elena Toth, Francesco Pilla, Jeetendra Sahani, Joy Ommer, Juliane El Zohbi, Karen Munro, Maria Stefanopoulou, Michael Loupis, Nikos Pangas, Prashant Kumar, Sisay Debele, Swantje Preuschmann, Wang Zixuan. A review of hydro-meteorological hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment frameworks and indicators in the context of nature-based solutions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020; 50 ():101728.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohammad Aminur Rahman Shah; Fabrice G. Renaud; Carl C. Anderson; Annie Wild; Alessio Domeneghetti; Annemarie Polderman; Athanasios Votsis; Beatrice Pulvirenti; Bidroha Basu; Craig Thomson; Depy Panga; Eija Pouta; Elena Toth; Francesco Pilla; Jeetendra Sahani; Joy Ommer; Juliane El Zohbi; Karen Munro; Maria Stefanopoulou; Michael Loupis; Nikos Pangas; Prashant Kumar; Sisay Debele; Swantje Preuschmann; Wang Zixuan. 2020. "A review of hydro-meteorological hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment frameworks and indicators in the context of nature-based solutions." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 50, no. : 101728.
Various frameworks for vulnerability and risk assessment of social-ecological systems (SES) to natural hazards have been developed addressing different contexts. However, none were specifically developed in the context of implementing nature-based solutions (NBS) to hydro-meteorological risks. Since the basic concepts and principles of NBS are mainly focused on ensuring balance between ecological and social benefits, the entire vulnerability and risk assessment process should focus equally on various social and ecological components of a location where an NBS would be implemented. As a part of the OPEn-air laboRAtories for Nature baseD solUtions to Manage hydro-meteo risks (OPERANDUM) project, this research proposes a conceptual framework for vulnerability and risk assessment in the context of NBS to hydro-meteorological risks. This conceptual framework is developed mainly considering the major components of the existing Delta-SES risk assessment framework (Sebesvari et al. 2016) and other similar frameworks proposed in recent studies, as well as the proposed principles for NBS endorsed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The major components of the framework include: (i) the exposure of SES to multiple hydro-meteorological hazards (e.g., flood, drought); (ii) vulnerability of SES that consists of ecosystem susceptibility, social susceptibility, ecosystem robustness, and coping and adaptive capacity of the social system; (iii) risks in the NBS project site determined by the combination of hazard exposure and vulnerability; and (iv) the impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards on the SES surrounding or within the NBS project site. While the basic space of risk assessment would be the NBS project site (usually at the local level within sub-catchments) with specific SES characteristics, this framework also reflects the interrelationships between ecosystem and social system as well as the effects of multiple hazards and risks at local up to the global scales. The framework also considers the changes over time that would capture the maturation time lag of the ecological components of an NBS, as well as the sustainability of the system with the intervention of NBS and other risk reduction measures. An indicator-based risk assessment approach can be used to operationalize the framework. To facilitate that, an indicator library has been developed comprising of indicators for different exposure and vulnerability components of the framework. The proposed framework can be applicable to any geographical conditions where an NBS project is to be implemented to reduce hydro-meteorological risks. The framework can also be tailored for other natural hazards (e.g. geological hazards like earthquake) and anthropogenic hazards (e.g. pollution). We will explain the conceptualisation process of the framework and of the indicator library and how these will be tested within the OPERANDUM project in the context of NBS implementation.
Keywords: Nature-based solutions, risk assessment framework, hydro-meteorological hazards, social-ecological systems
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Sebesvari, Z., Renaud, F. G., Haas, S., Tessler, Z., Hagenlocher, M., Kloos, J., ... & Kuenzer, C. (2016). A review of vulnerability indicators for deltaic social–ecological systems. Sustainability Science, 11(4), 575-590.
Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah; Fabrice G. Renaud; Annie Wild; Carl C. Anderson; Michael Loupis; Depy Panga; Maria Stefanopoulou; Annemarie Polderman; Eija Pouta; Athanasios Votsis; Craig Thomson; Karen Munro; Bidroha Basu; Francesco Pilla; Beatrice Pulvirenti; Elena Toth; Alessio Domeneghetti; Silvana Di Sabatino. A conceptual framework for vulnerability and risk assessment in the context of nature-based solutions to hydro-meteorological risks. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleMohammad Aminur Rahman Shah, Fabrice G. Renaud, Annie Wild, Carl C. Anderson, Michael Loupis, Depy Panga, Maria Stefanopoulou, Annemarie Polderman, Eija Pouta, Athanasios Votsis, Craig Thomson, Karen Munro, Bidroha Basu, Francesco Pilla, Beatrice Pulvirenti, Elena Toth, Alessio Domeneghetti, Silvana Di Sabatino. A conceptual framework for vulnerability and risk assessment in the context of nature-based solutions to hydro-meteorological risks. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohammad Aminur Rahman Shah; Fabrice G. Renaud; Annie Wild; Carl C. Anderson; Michael Loupis; Depy Panga; Maria Stefanopoulou; Annemarie Polderman; Eija Pouta; Athanasios Votsis; Craig Thomson; Karen Munro; Bidroha Basu; Francesco Pilla; Beatrice Pulvirenti; Elena Toth; Alessio Domeneghetti; Silvana Di Sabatino. 2020. "A conceptual framework for vulnerability and risk assessment in the context of nature-based solutions to hydro-meteorological risks." , no. : 1.
The Alpine Space project AlpES used a web-based Geographic Information System (WebGIS) to communicate knowledge on Alpine ecosystem services to stakeholders from three protected areas in Slovenia to support more sustainable decision-making. This has been a positive experience, yet some shortcomings became evident. In this report we focus on using stakeholders’ technical experiences, needs and knowledge to develop a WebGIS, and on communicating project results to stakeholders. We address some critical issues related to co-designing a WebGIS. We provide recommendations to more fully achieve the potential of a WebGIS as a tool for knowledge transfer.
Annemarie Polderman; Suzana Vurunić; Nadine Houbé; Oliver Bender; Andreas Haller. WebGIS for communicating Alpine ecosystem services: stakeholder engagement in Slovenian protected areas. eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research) 2020, 12, 55 -59.
AMA StyleAnnemarie Polderman, Suzana Vurunić, Nadine Houbé, Oliver Bender, Andreas Haller. WebGIS for communicating Alpine ecosystem services: stakeholder engagement in Slovenian protected areas. eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research). 2020; 12 (1):55-59.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnemarie Polderman; Suzana Vurunić; Nadine Houbé; Oliver Bender; Andreas Haller. 2020. "WebGIS for communicating Alpine ecosystem services: stakeholder engagement in Slovenian protected areas." eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research) 12, no. 1: 55-59.
This paper surveys the problems of contemporary urban ecology through the lens of lawn chemical usage, exploring the difficulty of explaining and managing urban ecological dilemmas that, though built from the disaggregated choices of individuals, aggregate into large and serious issues. Introductory discussion surveys the seriousness of lawn chemicals as urban non-point pollution sources and suggests why the issue, and problems like it, it understudied. Analysis proceeds with a case study from the United States city of Columbus, Ohio, utilizing formal survey techniques and aanlysis of county assessor's data. The results suggest lawns and lawn care chemicals are expanding with urban sprewl and that users of high-input lawn chemical systems are more likely to be wealthy, well-educated, and knowledgeable about the negative environmental impacts of the actions than non-users. Further investigation demonstrates the instrumental logics of homeowners in pursuit of property values but also points to the moral and community-oriented institutions that enforce and propel high chemical use. The conclusions point to policy options for dealing with the lawn chemical dilemma but suggest the difficulties of circumventing the deeply structured roots of the problem.
Paul Robbins; Annemarie Polderman; Trevor Birkenholtz. Lawns and Toxins. Cities 2001, 18, 369 -380.
AMA StylePaul Robbins, Annemarie Polderman, Trevor Birkenholtz. Lawns and Toxins. Cities. 2001; 18 (6):369-380.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaul Robbins; Annemarie Polderman; Trevor Birkenholtz. 2001. "Lawns and Toxins." Cities 18, no. 6: 369-380.