Rouleau T, Stuart J, Call M, Yozell S, Yoshioka N, Maekawa M and Fiertz N (2022) The climate and ocean risk vulnerability index: Measuring coastal city resilience to inform action. Front. Sustain. Cities 4:884212. doi: 10.3389/frsc.2022.884212

The climate and ocean risk vulnerability index (CORVI): Measuring coastal city resilience to inform action

Creator: Rouleau T, Stuart J, Call M, Yozell S, Yoshioka N, Maekawa M and Fiertz N
Type of methodology: Rating or Index system
Approach type: Other
Short description: It demonstrates how ocean risk vulnerability can be systematically measured using the Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI). CORVI is a decision support tool that compares a diverse range of ecological, financial, and political risks connecte
URL to access information about the tool: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2022.884212
Hazards covered: Coastal floodings
Audiences: Architects and engineers
Assessment level: Regional and city-level
Evaluation system:

94 indicators addressing ecological, financial, and political risk.

Strengths:

Assessments are most effective when they view vulnerabilities through social, economic, and political lenses in addition to considering the impacts of biophysical hazards, using a process that engages a broad range of stakeholders at the subnational level.

Limits:

Research phase

The tool uses the SEJ methodology to display risk scores across 10 risk categories Structured expert judgement (SEJ) is a technique used to quantify risk in data sparse environments. Through structured interviews and surveys, as well as a series of weighting procedures to ensure data is representative, the SEJ methodology allows researchers to quantify topics that might otherwise be impossible to study in a systematic fashion.