Federico Caprotti Exeter, UK On a chilly winter’s day in late 2016, a group of around 20 students were standing around in a park in Bristol, being… Read more “Research in the invisible city: Challenges for ‘knowing’ the smart city”
Managing dynamic flood risks in an urbanizing world
Rebecca E. Morss Boulder, USA Despite extensive resources spent on flood mitigation and preparedness, floods continue to have disastrous impacts. Property losses from flooding are growing, and… Read more “Managing dynamic flood risks in an urbanizing world”
An urban development agenda for Latin American cities: Integrating global and local challenges
Jorgelina Hardoy Buenos Aires, Argentina In September 2015, at a workshop in Buenos Aires, Augusto Barrera, the former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador, and Director of the Centro… Read more “An urban development agenda for Latin American cities: Integrating global and local challenges”
What does it mean for a city to be resilient?
Sara Meerow & Joshua P. Newell University of Michigan, USA References to ‘urban resilience’ seem to be everywhere these days: The Rockefeller Foundation’s “100 Resilient Cities” program,… Read more “What does it mean for a city to be resilient?”
Intermediary organizations and participatory river governance in Taiwan
Sue-Ching Jou National Taiwan University, Taiwan In the past two decades, participatory approaches in river governance and/or in integrated watershed management have come to the fore in academia… Read more “Intermediary organizations and participatory river governance in Taiwan”
The urban resilience fallacy: Gaps between theory and practice
Lorenzo Chelleri Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy The concept of urban resilience incorporates a very diverse set of adaptation and risk reduction practices under its umbrella. For… Read more “The urban resilience fallacy: Gaps between theory and practice”
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