Hybrid manner: In-person & partly online
In recent years, the increasing impacts of climate change and rapid urbanization have added new layers of complexity to Natural Hazard-Triggered Technological Accidents (Natech) Risk in mega-cities. More and more population, information, and resources are gathered in mega-cities like Beijing, Tokyo, New York, Hongkong, Paris, Singapore, and many more. As a typical complex system, in case of natural hazards, there may be more potential vulnerable targets and considerable potential for severe domino effects in mega-cities. Mega-cities are especially vulnerable to natural hazards and Natech accident impacts due to the presence and interdependence of residential, industrial, commercial, and public infrastructure and services.
Furthermore, climate change has led to more frequent and intense extreme events including heavy rain, hurricanes/typhoons, heatwaves, and severe convection weather, increasing the likelihood and randomness of Natech incidents. Also, the advent of new technologies such as hydrogen energy, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed urban operations and infrastructure management. These innovations also introduce emerging hazards such as hydrogen explosions, automatic system failures, and cybersecurity threats. Also, modern societies, in particular mega-cities, heavily depend on interdependent critical infrastructure such as energy, transportation, water, and communications. This dependency magnifies the cascading and coupling effects of Natech events in mega-cities.
Therefore, the 9th Natech Symposium will convene in Beijing, China, on July 2nd-4th, 2025, hosted by the School of Safety Science (SSAFS) of Tsinghua University. The Natech symposium will serve as a platform for the exchange of scientific and technical knowledge on Natech risk management in mega-cities, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration by sharing novel theory, innovative methods, practical cases, optimal strategies, and international and regional standards from academics, industry, and practitioners.
The conference requires No registration fee and will recommend high-quality papers for rapid peer-review in Sci, EI, Scopus indexed journals.
Some sessions will open to the online participants.
We look forward to seeing you in Beijing at NATECH 2025.
