The impact of weather extremes on urban resilience to hydro-climate hazards: A Singapore case study

• Main Author: CHOW, Winston T. L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Urban resilience; drought; floods; Singapore; Palmer Drought Severity Index; Asian Studies; Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3062; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4319/viewcontent/The_impact_of_weather_extremes_on_urban_resilience_to_hydro_climate_hazards__a_Singapore_case_study.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Changing frequencies and intensities of extreme weather events directly affect settlement vulnerability; when combined with rapid urbanization, these factors also influence urban resilience to climate-related hazards. This article documents how urban resilience can generally be maximized, before examining how it is impacted by extreme hydro-climatic events (i.e. droughts and floods), with a specific case examination for Singapore. In particular, analysis of Singapore’s climate from 1950 to 2015 indicates (1) a warmer environment, and (2) recent periods of more intense surface dryness. Lastly, this article suggests how specific climate information regarding extreme event attribution can aid municipal stakeholders involved in urban resilience policy.