- 1Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria (annemarie.polderman@oeaw.ac.at)
- 2Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- 3Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, BOKU University, Vienna, Austria
- 4Department of Climate Impact Research, GeoSphere Austria, Vienna, Austria
The coupled human-landscape system (CHLS) conceptual model, developed by Hossain et al. (2020), integrates natural and social processes using system dynamics to capture interactions and feedbacks between socio-economic and biophysical systems. This model enables the assessment of mountain communities’ risks and resilience to natural hazards. However, further development of the model is necessary to deepen understanding of key interactions and feedbacks. The goal is to refine the CHLS model as a “blueprint” for providing insights into future trajectories of mountain community risk and resilience, while also broadening perspectives on hazard and risk management by integrating adaptation strategies into the context of governance arrangements.
The ACRP project EMERGENCE explores how transdisciplinary knowledge co-creation within a multi-scale assessment framework—encompassing climate triggers, geomorphometric characteristics, mitigation efforts, and exposure dynamics—enhances understanding of the processes driving torrential loss events and the resilience of mountain communities. This approach bridges the gap between conceptual human-landscape interaction modelling and the practical knowledge of stakeholders in hazard risk management. The insights gained inform adaptation strategies that are tailored to stakeholder needs.
We present how Austrian experts in hazard and climate risk management identified damage triggers and examined their interactions within the CHLS framework. These efforts contributed to refining the model at the conceptual or numerical level, or by enhancing its basic assumptions. This process has strengthened the CHLS model’s capacity to provide insights into future trajectories of mountain community resilience and adaptation strategies.
Reference:
Hossain, M.S., Ramirez, J.A., Haisch, T., Speranza, C.I., Martius, O., Mayer, H., & Keiler, M. (2020). A coupled human and landscape conceptual model of risk and resilience in Swiss Alpine communities. Science of the Total Environment, 730, 138322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138322
How to cite: Polderman, A., Kehl, A., Mayer, A., Echtler, P., Schlögl, M., Fuchs, S., and Keiler, M.: A coupled-human-landscape model for understanding resilience patterns and pathways of mountain communities, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-21510, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-21510, 2025.
