Research Associate at the Centre for Development and Environment, Switzerland.
Disasters. 2014 Jul;38(3):540-61. doi: 10.1111/disa.12058.
Results derived from the Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI)-consisting of five dimensions (economic, institutional, natural, physical, and social), 25 parameters, and 125 variables-reflect the abilities of people and institutions to respond to potential climate-related disasters in Chennai, India. The findings of this assessment, applied in the 10 administrative zones of the city, reveal that communities living in the northern and older parts of Chennai have lower overall resilience as compared to the flourishing areas (vis-à-vis economic growth and population) along the urban fringes. The higher resilience of communities along the urban fringes suggests that urbanisation may not necessarily lead to a deterioration of basic urban services, such as electricity, housing, and water. This indication is confirmed by a strong statistical correlation between physical resilience and population growth in Chennai. The identification of the resilience of different urban areas of Chennai has the potential to support future planning decisions on the city's scheduled expansion.
结果来源于气候灾难复原力指数（CDRI）——由五个维度（经济、制度、自然、物理和社会）、25 个参数和 125 个变量组成——反映了人和机构应对印度钦奈潜在气候相关灾害的能力。该评估在该市的 10 个行政区中应用，结果表明，与城市边缘地区（经济增长和人口方面）相比，生活在钦奈北部和较旧地区的社区整体复原力较低。城市边缘地区社区较高的复原力表明，城市化不一定会导致基本城市服务（如电力、住房和水）的恶化。这种情况得到了钦奈物理复原力和人口增长之间强统计学相关性的证实。确定钦奈不同城区的复原力有潜力支持该市预定扩展的未来规划决策。
