Tag: Urban Resilience
Our work in 2018 – 100 Resilient Cities
The urban resilience movement is growing and gaining steam in cities around the world.
London looks to New York and Paris for advice on resilience in wake of Brexit
London is looking to the likes of New York and Paris to help it tackle the challenges of Brexit, population growth and infrastructure needs by sharing advice and ideas with 100 other cities.
How kids can help design cities
Adults tend to think of kids as "future citizens" -- their ideas and opinions will matter someday, just not today.
Barbados seeking to build disaster resilience
With tsunamis accounting for $280 billion in economic losses over the last 20 years, Barbados is working towards achieving disaster resilient communities and reducing disaster losses.
A Sustainable Future for People and Nature? It’s Still Possible
How will a world already under intense environmental stress be able to feed and shelter an expected 10 billion people by the year 2050?
Equitable and Resilient Cities: Inside the Network Exchange
100 Resilient Cities joins the City of Boston to focus on the critical intersection of racial equity and urban resilience.
Google’s ”Smart City of surveillance” faces new resistance in Toronto
Sidewalk Toronto’s ongoing controversies may serve as the latest warning sign for cities who are considering signing over public spaces to major tech companies.
Bangkok CyberTech District heralded as ”game-changer”
Neighbourhood is set to provide a comprehensive ecosystem for both domestic and international start-ups
Santiago de Chile’s pocket parks
The Santiago Resilience Strategy identifies the recovery of empty lots through these pocket plazas as a priority initiative.
10 cities around the world destroyed and rebuilt
The First World War cut a swath of destruction across Europe, leaving centuries-old towns and hallowed buildings in ruins. Rebuilding took generations.
The genius of the London Tube map
Michael Bierut tells the story of the accidental success of one of the most famous maps in the world -- the London Tube Map.
Good resilience planning involves more than building barriers
It’s about making connections.