Participatory Assessment of Multi Risks in Urban Regions—The Case of Critical Infrastructures in Metropolitan Lima

Stefan Greiving, Mark Fleischhauer, Christian D. León, Leonie Schödl, Gisela Wachinger, Iris Katherine Quintana Miralles and Benjamín Prado Larraín
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Stefan Greiving: Institute of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
Mark Fleischhauer: Institute of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
Christian D. León: DIALOGIK gGmbH, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany
Leonie Schödl: Plan + Risk Consult, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
Gisela Wachinger: DIALOGIK gGmbH, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany
Iris Katherine Quintana Miralles: Independent Researcher, 7500723 Santiago, Chile
Benjamín Prado Larraín: Independent Researcher, 7500723 Santiago, Chile

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-21

Abstract: This paper aims to provide a comprehensive picture of risk governance and conceptualize an approach to dealing with multi-risks in the Metropolitan Region of Lima, Peru. We argue that the impacts of extreme events are not solely determined by a given place-based vulnerability and risk profile but are considerably influenced by cascading effects caused by service disruptions of critical infrastructures, which may even take place outside the exposed areas. This paper tests a new conceptual framework for assessing criticality and provides an evidence basis for effective risk governance of critical infrastructures in urban regions. The findings are based on a multi-method approach which includes participatory activities. The overall results show that the electricity sector is the sector with the highest systemic criticality, followed by IT and emergency response. These results help to identify gaps in actors’ awareness of interdependencies and show the general criticalities of infrastructures with regard to both physical and actor-related factors. A better understanding of the given interconnection between sectors, but also of specific system elements, is an indispensable prerequisite for resilience building. Furthermore, the analysis underlines specific cooperation and communication needs between different stakeholders but also indicates the requirement for a prioritization of sectors in contingency plans and spatial planning.

Keywords: critical infrastructures; risk governance; urban regions; criticality; multi-risk assessment; multi-risk management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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