C J Van Westen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4509299 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C J Van Westen |
| GIVEN NAMES | C J |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Westen |
| SIGNATURE | VAN WESTEN C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Twente |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2992-902X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How to better link landslide inventory mapping with loss and damage reporting
Landslides are inherent multi-hazard events, with different types of triggering mechanisms and due to their widely varying characteristics. Landslides are very underrepresented in global disaster databases, due to their high frequency and relatively low impacts, where individual events might often not pass the threshold for inclusion in the database. As a result, their accumulated effect is underestimated. In relation to the Early Warnings for Al…
Integrating Urban Digital Twin with Cloud-Based Geospatial Dashboard for Coastal Resilience Planning
Coastal communities are confronted with a growing incidence of climate-induced flooding, necessitating adaptation measures for resilience. In this paper, we introduce a framework that integrates an urban digital twin with a geospatial dashboard to allow visualization of the vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure across a range of spatial and temporal scales. The synergy between these two technologies fosters heightened community awareness…
Retreat from flood zones
Coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable due to sea level rise and population growth. Managed retreat is commonly recognized as a strategy that yields multifaced benefits in community adaptation. However, limited studies have explored the cumulative effects of sea level rise, population migration, and managed retreat on the community resilience. This study presents a parcel-level land use change model to analysis land-based flood mitigatio…
Coping strategies and risk manageability
The accumulated knowledge and perceptions of communities 'at risk' are key elements in managing disaster risk at the local level. This paper demonstrates that local knowledge of flood hazards can be structured systematically into geographic information system (GIS) outputs. When combined with forecasting models and risk scenarios, they strengthen the legitimacy of local knowledge of at-risk populations. This is essential for effective disaster ri…
RiskCity and WebRiskCity
Within the activities of the United Nations University, the ITC School on Disaster GeoInformation Management (UNU-ITC DGIM) at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) has developed WebRiskCity, an Open Source WebGIS platform for multi-risk assessment. The platform is a support to the RiskCity project, a GIS distance education course for multi-hazard risk assessment. The course has a guide book which giv…
Coping strategies and risk manageability
The accumulated knowledge and perceptions of communities 'at risk' are key elements in managing disaster risk at the local level. This paper demonstrates that local knowledge of flood hazards can be structured systematically into geographic information system (GIS) outputs. When combined with forecasting models and risk scenarios, they strengthen the legitimacy of local knowledge of at-risk populations. This is essential for effective disaster ri…
Integrating Urban Digital Twin with Cloud-Based Geospatial Dashboard for Coastal Resilience Planning
Coastal communities are confronted with a growing incidence of climate-induced flooding, necessitating adaptation measures for resilience. In this paper, we introduce a framework that integrates an urban digital twin with a geospatial dashboard to allow visualization of the vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure across a range of spatial and temporal scales. The synergy between these two technologies fosters heightened community awareness…
RiskCity and WebRiskCity
Within the activities of the United Nations University, the ITC School on Disaster GeoInformation Management (UNU-ITC DGIM) at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) has developed WebRiskCity, an Open Source WebGIS platform for multi-risk assessment. The platform is a support to the RiskCity project, a GIS distance education course for multi-hazard risk assessment. The course has a guide book which giv…
RiskCity and WebRiskCity
Within the activities of the United Nations University, the ITC School on Disaster GeoInformation Management (UNU-ITC DGIM) at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) has developed WebRiskCity, an Open Source WebGIS platform for multi-risk assessment. The platform is a support to the RiskCity project, a GIS distance education course for multi-hazard risk assessment. The course has a guide book which giv…
Coping strategies and risk manageability
The accumulated knowledge and perceptions of communities 'at risk' are key elements in managing disaster risk at the local level. This paper demonstrates that local knowledge of flood hazards can be structured systematically into geographic information system (GIS) outputs. When combined with forecasting models and risk scenarios, they strengthen the legitimacy of local knowledge of at-risk populations. This is essential for effective disaster ri…
Retreat from flood zones
Coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable due to sea level rise and population growth. Managed retreat is commonly recognized as a strategy that yields multifaced benefits in community adaptation. However, limited studies have explored the cumulative effects of sea level rise, population migration, and managed retreat on the community resilience. This study presents a parcel-level land use change model to analysis land-based flood mitigatio…
Integrating Urban Digital Twin with Cloud-Based Geospatial Dashboard for Coastal Resilience Planning
Coastal communities are confronted with a growing incidence of climate-induced flooding, necessitating adaptation measures for resilience. In this paper, we introduce a framework that integrates an urban digital twin with a geospatial dashboard to allow visualization of the vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure across a range of spatial and temporal scales. The synergy between these two technologies fosters heightened community awareness…
How to better link landslide inventory mapping with loss and damage reporting
Landslides are inherent multi-hazard events, with different types of triggering mechanisms and due to their widely varying characteristics. Landslides are very underrepresented in global disaster databases, due to their high frequency and relatively low impacts, where individual events might often not pass the threshold for inclusion in the database. As a result, their accumulated effect is underestimated. In relation to the Early Warnings for Al…
Geography (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (3 works) · Geographic Information Systems Studies (3 works) · Civil engineering (2 works) · Data science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental resource management (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works)