Marvin Ravan

Journal articles (peer reviewed)

Iqbal, N.; Ravan, M.; Mitraka, Z.; Birkmann, J.; Grimmond, S.; Hertwig, D.; Chrysoulakis, N.; Somarakis, G.; Wendnagel-Beck, A.; and Panagiotakis, E. (2025): "How does perceived heat stress differ between urban forms and human vulnerability profiles? Case study Berlin." In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 25(7), 2481–2502. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2481-2025

Fenner, D.; Christen, A.; Grimmond, S.; Meier, F.; Morrison, W.; Zeeman, M.; Barlow, J.; Birkmann, J.; Blunn, L.; Chrysoulakis, N.; Clements, M.; Glazer, R.; Hertwig, D.; Kotthaus, S.; König, K.; Looschelders, D.; Mitraka, Z.; Poursanidis, D.; Tsirantonakis, D.; Bechtel, B.; Benjamin, K.; Beyrich, F.; Briegel, F.; Feigel, G.; Gertsen, C.; Iqbal, N.; Kittner, J.; Lean, H.; Liu, Y.; Luo, Z.; McGrory, M.; Metzger, S.; Paskin, M.; Ravan, M.; Ruhtz, T.; Saunders, B.; Scherer, D.; Smith, S. T.; Stretton, M.; Trachte, K.; and van Hove, M. (2024): "urbisphere-Berlin Campaign: Investigating Multiscale Urban Impacts on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer." In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105(10), E1929–E1961. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0030.1

Ravan, M.; Revez, M. J.; Pinto, I. V.; Brum, P.; Birkmann, J. (2023): "A Vulnerability Assessment Framework for Cultural Heritage Sites: The Case of the Roman Ruins of Tróia." In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 14(1), 26–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-023-00463-4

Iqbal, N.; Ravan, M.; Jamshed, A.; Birkmann, J.; Somarakis, G.; Mitraka, Z.; Chrysoulakis, N. (2022): "Linkages between Typologies of Existing Urban Development Patterns and Human Vulnerability to Heat Stress in Lahore." In: Sustainability, 14(17), 10561. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141710561

Wendnagel-Beck, A.; Ravan, M.; Iqbal, N.; Birkmann, J.; Somarakis, G.; Hertwig, D.; Grimmond, S. (2021): "Characterizing Physical and Social Compositions of Cities to Inform Climate Adaptation: Case Studies in Germany." In: Urban Planning, 6(4), 321-337. https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/4515

Ravankhah, M.; Schmidt, M.; Will, T. (2020): "An indicator-based risk assessment framework for World Heritage sites in seismic zones: The case of “Bam and its Cultural Landscape” in Iran." In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 63, 102405. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420921003666

Ravankhah M., de Wit R., Argyriou AV., Chliaoutakis A., Revez MJ., Birkmann J., Žuvela-Aloise M., Sarris A., Tzigounaki A., Giapitsoglou K. (2019). Integrated Assessment of Natural Hazards, Including Climate Change’s Influences, for Cultural Heritage Sites: The Case of the Historic Centre of Rethymno in Greece. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science 10. pp. 343–361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-019-00235-z

Ravankhah, M., Schmidt, M. & Will, Th. (2017). Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Identification for World Cultural Heritage Sites in Seismic Zones, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Emerald Publishing, Vol 7, 3, pp. 272-289. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JCHMSD-09-2015-0032

Seyedashrafi, B., Ravankhah, M., Weidner, S., & Schmidt, M. (2017). Applying Heritage Impact Assessment to urban development: World Heritage property of Masjed-e Jame of Isfahan in Iran. Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 31, pp. 213-224. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670716302359

Book chapters (peer reviewed)

Ravankhah M., de Wit R., Revez M.J., Chliaoutakis A., Argyriou A.V., Vaz Pinto I., Brum P., Žuvela-Aloise M., Sarris A., Birkmann J., Anwar A., Heeley J. (2019). Risk Assessment and Risk Management for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. In Cultural Heritage Resilience Against Climate Change and Natural Hazards: Methodologies, Procedures, Technologies and Policy improvements achieved by Horizon 2020 - 700191 STORM project, ed: Resta V, Utkin A B, Neto FM, Patrikakis C Z (Pisa: Pisa University Press). pp 55-88.

Bicchierai, I., Gugliandolo, E., Williamson, R.J., Ravankhah, M., Chliaoutakis, A., Argyriou, N., Sarris, A., Argyriou, L. (2019). Decision making for risk mitigation based on collaborative services and tools. In Cultural Heritage Resilience Against Climate Change and Natural Hazards: Methodologies, Procedures, Technologies and Policy improvements achieved by Horizon 2020 - 700191 STORM project, ed: Resta V, Utkin A B, Neto FM, Patrikakis C Z (Pisa: Pisa University Press). pp 173-199.

de Wit, R., Ravankhah, M., Kogias, D.G., Žuvela-Aloise, M., Anders, I., Hollósi, B., Höfler, A., Birkmann, J., Patrikakis, C., Resta, V. and Boi, S. (2019). Climate Change Communication to Safeguard Cultural Heritage. Addressing the Challenges in Communicating Climate Change Across Various Audiences. In Leal Filho, W., Lackner, B., McGhie, H. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019. pp. 199-212. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-98294-6_13

Ravankhah, M., Chmutina. K., Schmidt, M. & Bosher, L. (2017). Integration of Cultural Heritage into Disaster Risk Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Increased Disaster Resilience, Going Beyond – Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No 2, Springer Publishing. No 2, pp.307-321. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-57165-2_22

Ravankhah, M., Schmidt, M. (2016). Earthen architectural heritage in earthquake prone areas: an integrated approach to disaster risk, The Book of Earth Constructions and Tradition, Vienna University of Technology & Institute of Comparative Research in Architecture, Austria. Vol 1, pp.159-166.

Conference paper and poster presentation

Ravan, M.; Iqbal, N.; Birkmann, J.; Mack, S. L.; and Hertwig, D. (2025): "Comparative Assessment of Human Vulnerability and Adaptation Measures influencing Perceived Heat Stress: Case Study of Stuttgart and Berlin, Germany." In: 12th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC12), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, ICUC12-479. https://doi.org/10.5194/icuc12-479

Iqbal, N.; Ravan, M.; Birkmann, J.; Hertwig, D.; and Mack, S. L. (2025): "Assessing heat adaptation measures of different households across urban structure types in transforming cities: case study of Berlin." In: 12th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC12), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, ICUC12-405. https://doi.org/10.5194/icuc12-405

Iqbal, N.; Aslam, A.; Jamshed, A.; Ravan, M.; Birkmann, J.; and Rana, I. A. (2023): "Assessment of human heat vulnerability of different Local Climate Zones in Lahore: Coupling remote sensing and socioeconomic data." In: Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE) 2023, (pp. 1–4). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/JURSE57346.2023.10144180

Wendnagel-Beck, A.; Jamshed, A.; Iqbal, N.; Ravan, M.; McMillan, J.; and Birkmann, J. (2023): "Exploring the link between socio-economic and physical structure in cities to inform heat adaptation options: the case of Stuttgart." In: Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE) 2023, (pp. 1–4). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/JURSE57346.2023.10144129

Ravankhah M., Revez M. J., Chliaoutakis A., de Wit R., Argyriou AV., Žuvela-Aloise M., Sarris A., Birkmann J. (2018). An Indicator-based Approach to Link Vulnerability and Hazard in Risk Assessment for Cultural Heritage Sites. International Conference on “Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World”. University of Potsdam, Germany. 4–5 October 2018. Abstract and poster presentation, Conference proceeding: pp. 86 & 87. https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/41661

Ravankhah M., Revez M.J., de Wit R ., Vaz Pinto, I., Argyriou , N., Hliaoutakis , A., Brum, P., Žuvela-Aloise, M., Sarris, A., Birkmann , J., Magalhães, A., Pradeep, N., Coghi , P., Resta , V., Boi , S. (2018). A methodological framework to assess disaster risks at cultural heritage sites: the case of the Roman Ruins of Tróia. 8th International Conference on Building Resilience – ICBR Lisbon’2018 Risk and Resilience in Practice. Lisbon, Portugal. 14-16 November 2018. Conference proceeding: p. 273. http://2018.buildresilience.org/

Ravankhah, M. (2015). Disaster Risk Management for Bam and its Cultural Landscape in Iran, 10th UNESCO International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage, Kyoto, Kobe and Tohoku area, Japan, 12-28 Sep. 2015, conference proceeding: pp. 52-55.

Ravankhah, M., Schmidt, M. (2014). Developing Methodology of Disaster Risk Assessment for Cultural Heritage Sites, RDS at 4th International Conference on Building Resilience, incorporating the 3rd Annual Meeting of the ANDROID Disaster Resilience Network, Salford Quays, UK, 8-10 September 2014, conference proceeding: pp. 13-22.

Seyedashrafi, B., Mokhtari, E. & Ravankhah, M. (2014). Heritage contribution to post-disaster sustainable development of communities: The case of Bam and its Cultural Landscape, International Conference on Fortified Heritage: Management and Sustainable Development, Spain, Oct 17, 2014, conference proceeding: pp. 869-883.

Ravankhah, M. (2011). Earthquake Risk Preparedness Plan for Arg-e Bam in Iran, International Conference on Building Resilience: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, International Institute for Infrastructure, Renewal and Reconstruction (IIIRR).

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