Abstract

FARDIN, Sara Guerra; MENDES, Tatiana Sussel Gonçalves; SIMOES, Silvio Jorge Coelho  and  ZEZERE, José Luís. Urban multi-hazard research analysis and visualization: a systematic review. Finisterra [online]. 2025, n.130, e38025.  Epub Dec 31, 2025. ISSN 0430-5027.  https://doi.org/10.18055/finis38025.

This study investigates the development of multi-hazard research in urban areas, examining its historical trajectory, links with international agendas, and the increasing recognition of the need for integrated risk assessment. Through a bibliometric analysis of publications from 1997 to 2025 using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix, we identify key trends in the field. The results show a marked rise in multi-hazard studies after 2020, alongside limited collaboration among authors from different institutions and countries. The analysis highlights vulnerability and resilience in urban environments as predominant research themes, with floods, landslides, and earthquakes emerging as the most extensively studied hazards. Our findings point to a wide range of methodological approaches to multi-risk integration, particularly stressing context-specific equations adapted to different hazard types and local conditions. These results emphasise the urgent need to develop more adaptable and standardised methodologies in multi-hazard research.

Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; urbanisation; risk understanding.

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