Author: Ordóñez, C., Duniker, P.N.
Year of publication: 2015
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Vulnerability assessment
Format of assessment: Scientific article
Estimated costs for conducting: No information
Estimated duration of assessment: No information
To be carried out by whom: Scientists/researchers
Institutional scale of use: Local/community
Details: Urban forests
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Regional decision makers
Output: Report
Region of origin: North America
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: North America
Potential geographic coverage: Location specific data is needed as input; urban forests in mid-latitudes
Sectors covered: Biodiversity, Forestry, Urban sector
Details: Urban forests
Method used: Mixed method approach
Description of methodology: Participatory vulnerability assessment (PVA); Workshop with experts (city planners, urban foresters, governmental staff; academics); Analysis of the textutal data from the participants (content analysis)
Risk framework used: No explicit use of risk framework
Risk components incorporated: Hazard, exposure, sensitivity
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Changing precipitation patterns, Drought, Extreme temperatures, Extreme rainfall, Flood, Storm surge
Details: Hazards considered depends on participants' perception
Source of required data: Primary (data has to be generated)
Details: Workshop participants answer certain questions
Temporal scale: Forward looking
Participatory elements: Yes
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Yes
Adressing uncertainty: No
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts, identification of adaptation options
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: Non-Economic
Details: Vulnerability of urban forests
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Partly
Details: Depends on participants' perception
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: Yes
Applied by whom: Ordóñez, C., Duniker, P.N.
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