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Rajib Shaw

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Open access Jul 2026

Heat Resilience Framework: A Methodological Approach to Assessing a City’s Preparedness for Heatwaves

This study applies the Heat Resilience Framework (HRF) as a methodological approach to assess and compare heat resilience across Mumbai, Thane, and Nagpur. The HRF integrates multiple dimensions, namely Physical, Social, Economic, Institutional, and Environmental, to systematically evaluate vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities at the city level. Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), indicators within each dimension were weighted and normalized to derive a comprehensive resilience ranking, allowing for a nuanced understanding of intra-city disparities and evidence-based policy interventions. The analysis reveals that Mumbai demonstrates the highest overall heat resilience, supported by strong physical, social, and institutional capacities, although economic resilience remains comparatively weaker. Thane exhibits relatively strong physical resilience but faces challenges in Institutional and Natural dimensions, contributing to a lower overall resilience score. Nagpur demonstrates the strongest economic resilience among the three cities but continues to face challenges in social resilience and adaptive capacity in the Natural dimension. These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions, including infrastructure improvements, financial inclusivity, strengthened institutional preparedness, and community-based resilience strategies, to address city-specific vulnerabilities. The study underscores the importance of adaptive measures such as green infrastructure, cool pavements, cooling shelters, and parametric insurance to enhance urban resilience. By leveraging the HRF, this study contributes to climate-responsive urban planning by offering a structured framework for policymakers to develop targeted, data-driven heat-mitigation strategies.

Sujata Saunik, Rajib Shaw · Climate · 1 citation

Open access Aug 2026

An Integrated Framework for Flood Risk Management: Addressing Local Challenges and Resilience in Rize, Türkiye

In recent years, increasing flood events, driven by human activities and climate change, have caused significant loss of life and property around the globe. Consequently, effective flood risk management strategies have become crucial in response to rising flood risks. This study examines how flood risk management (FRM) is implemented in Rize, Türkiye, with particular attention to the relationship between governance and decision‐making processes and community‐based FRM practices. By applying a key informant interviewing qualitative research design, 51 senior civil servants, appointees, experts, and managers involved in flood risk management in Rize, Türkiye, were interviewed. The findings identify a persistent implementation gap between formal governance arrangements and community‐based FRM, particularly in relation to policy and enforcement, leadership and institutional coordination, practical education, community action planning, and locally feasible preparedness. The results highlight the necessity of a comprehensive, well‐coordinated strategy that connects institutional management systems and community‐driven initiatives. Based on these findings, the study develops an integrated, implementation‐oriented framework that synthesises the relationships between governance and decision‐making and community‐based FRM. The contribution of the framework lies in specifying how weaknesses in the linkages between key components can undermine FRM implementation in practice. While the framework is derived from a single‐region case and requires further validation, it offers a diagnostic structure that may be adapted in comparable flood‐prone settings.

Ayşe Yildiz, Gökhan Sırmalı, Rajib Shaw et al. · Journal of Flood Risk Manage... · 0 citations