A comparative study of fire risk emergence in informal settlements in Dhaka and Cape Town

Danielle Antonellis; Laura Hirst; John Twigg; Sandra Vaiciulyte; Reasat Faisal; Melissa Spiegel; George Faller; Richard Walls; Natalia Flores; Birgitte Messerschmidt

A comparative study of fire risk emergence in informal settlements in Dhaka and Cape Town

Danielle Antonellis, Laura Hirst, John Twigg, Sandra Vaiciulyte, Reasat Faisal, Melissa Spiegel, George Faller, Richard Walls, Natalia Flores, Birgitte Messerschmidt

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Abstract

Catastrophic fires are frequent in informal settlements around the world, where one billion people live. A complex adaptive systems framework is developed to untangle the emergence and manifestation of fire risk. Insights from case study analysis in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Cape Town, South Africa reveal the importance of interdisciplinarity, broad participation, and systems mapping when addressing safety of complex systems.

Original language	English
Publisher	Royal Academy of Engineering
Number of pages	42
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Safer Complex Systems Case Studies
Publisher	Royal Academy of Engineering

Keywords

South Africa
Asia
Bangladesh
pressure and release framework
complex adaptive system
inequality
Housing
informal economy
conflagration
urban fire risk

UN SDGs

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Antonellis, D., Hirst, L., Twigg, J., Vaiciulyte, S., Faisal, R., Spiegel, M., Faller, G., Walls, R., Flores, N., & Messerschmidt, B. (2022). A comparative study of fire risk emergence in informal settlements in Dhaka and Cape Town. (Safer Complex Systems Case Studies). Royal Academy of Engineering. https://engineeringx.raeng.org.uk/media/ffmmnsoo/engx-a-comparative-study-of-fire-risk-emergence-in-informal-settlements-in-dhaka-and-cape-town-long.pdf

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