Exploring Flood Resilience Thinking in the Retail Sector under Climate Change: A Case Study of an Estuarine Region of Taipei City

Abstract

With predictions of extreme precipitation and sea-level rise under climate change that may induce morphological changes of estuaries, increased estuarine flood risk needs to be considered. The aim of this case study was to contemplate sustainability from the perspective of flood resilience that focuses on environmental problems and solutions. The study provided insights into retailers' resilience thinking regarding the flood-prone Shetzu Peninsula in Taipei City. It is of concern that the retailers strategically identified potential flood risks and have developed adaptive knowledge, skills, and networks. The Location Quotient (LQ) analysis was conducted to verify that the retail sector of Shetzu Peninsula was considered a basic industry. Further assessments, an interactive visualization model and a consumption intensity map, were provided as supportive data. Based on the results, semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore 15 key retailers' resilience thinking on how to adapt to floods in terms of risk communication under climate change. This approach is vital to meet the adaptation challenge in the Shetzu Peninsula. As a result, the study indicated that retailers have strategically identified potential weather-related risks and have implemented adaptation plans for each store functions. The study discussed that, in the face of climate change, maladaptation, interactive visualization models for communicating flood risks, and place attachment are key issues to increase flood resilience under climate change. The introduction of adaptation interventions in terms of urban resilience as a part of a comprehensive strategy helps to manage the impacts of climate change towards urban sustainability.

Flash-flood hazard assessment using ensembles and Bayesian-based machine learning models: Application of the simulated annealing feature selection method

“…On the other hand, the vulnerability to hydrological disasters, e.g., the flood has recently been magnified due to the rapid urbanization and population growth, particularly in the developing countries (Ahmadalipour et al, 2019;Casagrande et al, 2017;Kubwarugira et al, 2019). Thus, for the purpose of mitigation and planning to extreme events, more than ever, there is an urge for the advancement of reliable modeling techniques to accurately identify the hazardous areas (Chiang and Ling, 2017;Frigerio et al, 2018;Henriksen et al, 2018). Spatial assessment of flood hazard is of utmost importance for the urban and the built environment planning and land use management, infrastructures engineering and design, and the advancement of the mitigation structures to optimally reduce the devastation (Al-Juaidi et al, 2018;Muhamad et al, 2019;Sozer et al, 2018).…”

Physical Geography and Environmental Sustainability

“…included in several studies (e.g., [1][2][3][4]), serving to portray the role of technology on data compilation and analysis in geographical research. Data visualization is evident in paper [11] for modelling and, earlier in the Special Issue, [1] explores data-sharing based on data acquired from Earth observation.…”

“…In addition to the more established perspectives within physical geography, of spatial-temporal, holistic or integrated, and scale-based approaches, is an emergence now into adaptation research within sustainability (also noted by [12]), including urban sustainability (e.g., [11]). Moreover, because of the interdisciplinary perspective that is created by having several sub-disciplinary fields within physical geography, including geomorphologists, climatologists, soil scientists, biogeographers, and hydrologists, it is possible to include a breadth of research studies and expertise that stretches beyond most environmental disciplines.…”

“…Moreover, because of the interdisciplinary perspective that is created by having several sub-disciplinary fields within physical geography, including geomorphologists, climatologists, soil scientists, biogeographers, and hydrologists, it is possible to include a breadth of research studies and expertise that stretches beyond most environmental disciplines. The papers in this Special Issue, for instance, have entailed soil science (e.g., [4,6]) as well as landscape change (e.g., [3,9]) and impacts due to climate change, including flooding (e.g., [10,11]). A variety of methodological approaches are incorporated here, with spatial technology (remote sensing, GIS, etc.)…”

“…Semi-structured interviews held to explore the resilience thinking of 15 key retailers identified weather-related risks and adaptation plans. Urban resilience introduced as an adaptation intervention could help to manage climate change impacts ( [11] article). 12.…”