Mapping “Risks” in Water Territories

A reflective article on “Adaptive Stategies: the Role of Scenario Planning in Constructing [Im]possible Futures”,
a lecture fromthe Water Morphology and Design Lecture Series 2025-2026
03/02/2026

Figure 1&2 Poster and PowerPoint presented by Dr. De Martino

From Single-Hazard to Multi-Risk Thinking

Case Study I—Venice: How Multi-Risk Mapping Makes Compound Vulnerabilities Visible

Figure 3 (left) CMVE—UHI Vulnerability in Emergency Scenario (values ≥ 0.465) and Land Uses (CCS 2012).
Figure 4 (right) CMVE—Flooding Worse Vulnerability Condition (values ≥ 106.98) and Land Uses (CCS 2012)

Case Study II—The Pearl River Delta:
Testing Transferability in a Different Context

Figure 5. Hong Kong has experienced more extreme weather events this year. Photo: Karma Lo
Figure 6. Waves crash against buildings at Ma Wan Village in Lei Yun Mun as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong. Photo by: Sam Tsang
Figure 7. Hong Kong experienced flooding due to intense downpour in August, 2025

Mapping ”Risks” - rethinking what mapping can do

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For a recording of the lecture by Dr. Paolo De Martino, you can click here .

This newsletter is coordinated and edited by Yanyu Sun, as part of the CU-ASK programme at the Faculty of Social Science, CUHK. It builds on the discussions and reflections contributed by students responding to the 2025–2026 Water Morphology and Design Lecture Series. For more information about the programme, please visit our Teaching Page.

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