Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Spatial Planning and Urban Development (with the highest rank ''Cum Laude''), Politecnico di Milano
1 Jan 2010 → 8 Mar 2013
Award Date: 8 Mar 2013
Master, Urban Planning and Policy Design, Politecnico di Milano
1 Oct 2006 → 21 Apr 2009
Award Date: 21 Apr 2009
Bachelor, City and Regional Planning, Middle East Technical University
2001 → 2006
Award Date: 20 Jun 2006
Transport Expert
- Environmental / Climate / Resilience
- Social / Human / Safety / Health / Behavior
Climate Expert Keywords
- Governance and Policy
- Stakeholder Engagement, Citizen Science and Science Communication
- Spatial Planning
- Future
- Environmental Sciences
- Urban
- Disasters
- Drought and Heat
- Flooding
- Human Health
- Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience
- Global
- Local
- National
- Past
- Present
- Twente and Oost NL
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Actionable knowledge generation for better implementation of innovation and technologies to achieve climate resilience
Atun, F., Champlin, C., Martinez, J., Flacke, J., Dijk, M. & Pfeffer, K., 14 Mar 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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A four-phase serious games approach in the PARATUS project
Kulakowska, M., Atun, F., Koelle, B. & Magnueszewski, P., 14 Mar 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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Decoding multi-hazard disasters: A forensic meta-analysis using the PARATUS forensic analysis framework
Calderon, L. J. O., Cocuccioni, S., Romagnoli, F., Prasetya, S. R., Kumbikano, M., Pantaleoni, N., Kundak, S., Göksu, Ç., Atun, F. & Pittore, M., 14 Mar 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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Germany Ahr Valley Flood 2021: a social and mental health perspective of older adults (65+) experiences
Song, C., Atun, F., Blanford, J. I. & Anthonj, C., Jun 2026, In: Wellbeing, Space and Society. 10, 100332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Human-centric digital twins for spatial sustainability: a procedural VR framework for calibrating agent-based evacuation models in diverse urban morphologies
Kalkanlı, D., Kundak, S., Atun, F. & van Westen, C. J., 2 Feb 2026, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 18, 3, 1482.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile18 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Dataset Associated with the Study of Robust Drivers of Urban Land Surface Temperature (ULST) Dynamics Across Diverse Landscape Characters
Eneche, P. (Creator), Pfeffer, K. (Project Leader), Atun, F. (Supervisor) & Zeng, Y. (Supervisor), DATA Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), 13 Feb 2024
DOI: 10.17026/PT/F0K9U1, https://doi.org/10.17026/PT/F0K9U1
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Dashboard of the Landscape Character of Nigeria
Eneche, P. S. U. (Creator), Pfeffer, K. (Creator), Atun, F. (Creator) & Zeng, Y. (Creator), Zenodo, 2 Oct 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13880381, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13880382 and 3 more links, https://zenodo.org/records/13880382, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13884310, https://zenodo.org/records/13884310 (show fewer)
Dataset
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A Presentation of the Landscape Character Assessment of Nigeria: A machine-assisted Learning Approach
Eneche, P. (Creator), Atun, F. (Creator), Zeng, Y. (Creator) & Pfeffer, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15088373, https://zenodo.org/records/15088372 and 2 more links, https://zenodo.org/records/15088373, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15088373 (show fewer)
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Coolschools: Presentation of preliminary results over user perceptions of green schoolyard safety and quality
Presser, P. (Creator), Reckien, D. (Creator), Pfeffer, K. (Creator), Atun, F. (Creator) & Kloosterman, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 2 Jun 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15574395, https://zenodo.org/records/15574395 and 2 more links, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15574396, https://zenodo.org/records/15574396 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Dataset Associated with the Landscape Character Assessment of Nigeria: A Machine-assisted Learning Approach
Eneche, P. S. U. (Creator), Atun, F. (Supervisor), Zeng, Y. (Supervisor) & Pfeffer, K. (Supervisor), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 12 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.4121/f7e4e2f9-a97c-4259-86bc-4840bc95be2f, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/f7e4e2f9-a97c-4259-86bc-4840bc95be2f and 2 more links, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/f7e4e2f9-a97c-4259-86bc-4840bc95be2f/1, https://doi.org/10.4121/f7e4e2f9-a97c-4259-86bc-4840bc95be2f.v1 (show fewer)
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Prizes
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Aniello Amendola Distinguished Service Award 2024 - Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society (IDRiM)
Atun, F. (Recipient), 31 Aug 2024
Prize
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Press/Media
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European Commission Security Research Event
25/06/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Funda Atun: Research Projects and Future Directions, IDRiM Podcast Series
7/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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My Life in Research - Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society Podcast Series (IDRiM)
4/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Promoting disaster and resilience by co-developing stakeholder support tools for managing the systemic risk of compounding disasters -PARATUS
6/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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