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Displaying 135 of about 1016 resultsThis paper discusses tools to enhance resilience in urban transport systems (UTS) in the city of Florence, Italy. UTS resilience is considered an emergent property and it refers to managing high variability and uncertainty in order to pursue successful performance of the system continuously.
In the context of the RESOLUTE EU project…
This publication discusses several cases of collaborations between various stakeholders to achieve resilience to disaster risk. In fact it explains how collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st Century These collaborations combine the capacities, talents, reach and resou…
This study aims to develop a Flood Disaster Resilience Index (FDRI), as an attempt to measure the level of communities’ resilience in mega coastal cities.
The FDRI is developed on five resilience-based capitals: Governance, Economic, Natural, Physical and Social. Alexandria in Egypt and Jakarta in Indonesia are selected as case studies, as they rank th…
This publication shares the findings of the CityStrength diagnostic on Urban Resilience, carried out in Addis Ababa. It presents the most relevant and actionable information that emerged from the diagnostic process and the priority actions and investments agreed with local leaders. CityStrength is an interview-based methodology; as such, a significant p…
This report presents a comprehensive framework for measuring the resilience of cities to a broad spectrum of shocks and stresses; from the sudden impact of flooding to the longer term process of urbanisation. The objective of the framework is to support international disaster reduction priorities such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction…
This report documents three case studies conducted in Bolivia, Colombia, and Fiji, looking at the conditions required for successful resilient development as well as issues around timing and duration. It shares learnings on resilience-building, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. This synthesis report presents a summary of the th…
'Back to nature' cuts flood risks
This BBC News article presents a study published in Science which asserts that reconnecting flood-plains to rivers and allowing these areas to be submerged during storms would reduce the risk of flood damage in nearby urban areas.
Scientists warn against likely increasing risks of flooding as a result of climate chang…
Male´ - To promote resilient and sustainable urban communities, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other UN agencies are marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) today. IDDR, celebrated annually, is an opportunity to focus attention on the work to make communities around the world safer from disasters.
The 2010-2011…
Cities around the world are at risk every day.
The Caribbean faces particular vulnerabilities which the Dominica Red Cross seeks to address through building resilience in communities. With this in mind, the Dominica Red Cross acknowledges the United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Reduction which takes place on Wednesday 13th October, 2010, by…
By Gregory Breetzke
Over the past few decades there has been a growing worldwide interest in examining the relationship between weather and various types of crime. Most research in this area has however produced inconsistent and often paradoxical results. For example, some studies have found no seasonal fluctuations in cri…
Wellington has long been regarded as a city vulnerable to natural hazards. As a nation, we have generally expected that our capital is likely to experience a big quake, sooner rather than later. Previous surveys indicate that over 95% of Wellingtonians are aware of the earthquake risk in Wellington. However, despite this being the case, knowledge of the…
This city profile of Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines, assesses the current level of climate disaster resilience under the Climate and Disaster Resilience Initiative (CDRI) using a survey among planning officers of the Metro Manila - one of the largest urban agglomerations in the world with its 16 cities and 1 municipality.
It highlights t…
This book reviews recent urban planning practices and approaches, discusses constraints and conflicts therein, including those driven by climate change and related disasters, and identifies innovative approaches that are more responsive to current challenges of urbanization.
It notes that traditional approaches to urban planning (particularly in develo…
This short report introduces ICLEI’s Resilient Communities & Cities Initiative, which is aimed at mainstreaming disaster resilience in the planning and decision-making processes of local governments. Its goal is to make local governments to work with their local communities and stakeholders to develop and implement Local Resilience Agendas for commu…
Director of the Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction Center (Palestine) participates in international meeting for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in Geneva
Dr. Jalal Dabbeek, Director of the Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction Center at An-Najah University and the Vice President of the National Agency for Disaster Risk…