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RECERCAT author Khromova, Svetlana author Villalba, Gara author Eckelman, Matthew author Herreros-Cantis, Pablo author Langemeyer, Johannes 2025-08-31T18:15:14Z 2025-08-31T18:15:14Z 2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2072/485072 Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-MIn the context of urban population growth and climate change, and ever greater number of people are anticipated to face severe risks associated with extreme climate events; major ones are due to stormwater-related hazards. This study offers novel understanding of the complex nature of water-related risks in urban geographies by employing a Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS) framework to assess vulnerabilities. Hydrology-informed urban risk index was developed, quantifying seventeen indicators from historical and modeled data on sewer overflow and flood events. The spatially explicit SETS-based approach identifies high-risk communities and hotspots where multiple vulnerabilities intersect and can serve as a valuable tool for guiding policy and decision-making to support more resilient urban futures. Our findings reveal that social vulnerability plays a critical role in determining the overall risk (R = 0.4), with the greatest impacts imposed on socially vulnerable communities. However, insights from the ecological (R = 0.2) and technological (R = 0.1) domains provide essential guidance for future risk reduction strategies-such as upgrading outdated sewer infrastructure and exploring green space potential for run-off mitigation. The framework proposed is generalizable to other cities facing similar environmental challenges, highlighting its potential as a foundational tool for policymaking to reduce risks associated with extreme climate events. open access Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Mapping Resilience Risk Social-ecological-technological systems Urban stromwater SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 13 - Climate Action A social-ecological-technological vulnerability approach for assessing urban hydrological risks Article