iQRe: An Integrated Cross Scale Urban Resilience Assessment framework

Abstract

Developing successful urban resilience plans is a very challenging task due to the complex cross scale, multi sectoral dynamics of urban areas. This paper presents a novel integrated, multi sectoral, cross scale urban resilience assessment framework (iQRe) that facilitates bridging the spatial and sectoral gaps in the existing climate change adaption frameworks. The iQRe framework merges the IPCC AR5 risk assessment approach with the generic multi-criteria analysis methodology “SB Method” developed by iiSBE, creating a series of agile and quantitative climate impact chains that allow assigning a normalized numerical value to each of the 3 components needed to assess the climate risk (Hazard, vulnerability, and exposure). The Paper provide a sample application of the iQRe on a residential building.

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“…Thus, for the adaptation measures to be truly successful they need to be equally holistic incorporating many sectoral, spatial, and temporal scales. This holistic perspective allows the built environment to function as a unified and interconnected system (Khoja et al, 2022). Interestingly, this cross-scale and cross-sectoral consideration is also a critical and distinctive enabling factor of "smart" buildings.…”

“…The complexity of accurately assessing building resilience is aggravated by the lack of a standardized evaluation framework. This absence renders the interpretation of resilience scores ambiguous, particularly when contrasted with the well-established methods used for measuring progress toward climate mitigation goals (Khoja et al, 2022). This argues the importance of developing a standardised framework for assessing the building vulnerability and resilience to climate risk.…”