City ResilienceJürgen Häpp

3rd European Conference on SUMPs, Bremen

13.04.2016

People are drawn to cities as centres of economic activity, social connection, opportunity and innovation.

Source: Martine, G. et al.. 2007. State of World Population 2007: Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth.UNFPA. p. 1.

Sudden shocks or accumulating stresses can lead to social breakdown, physical collapse, or economic decline.

Shocks and stresses can bring opportunities for cities to evolve and in some circumstances transform.

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A resilient city survives and thrives no matter what challenges it faces

Resilience is ‘the capacity of individuals, communities and systems to survive, adapt, and grow in the face of stress and shocks, and even transform when conditions require it’.

(source: Rockefeller Foundation)

Tottenham Framework London

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Cities rely on a complex web of institutions, infrastructure and informationtheir resilience depends on strengthening the capacities of individual systems in order to strengthen the city overall

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Robust FlexibleRedundantResourceful IntegratedInclusiveReflective

Resilient systems exhibit certain qualitiesthat enable them to withstand, respond, and adapt more readily to shocks and stresses

.... and actAbility to learn...conceiving systems & assets that can withstand

shocks & stresses as well as using alternative strategies to facilitate rapid recovery

...planned to take account ofcity-wide needs and promote

coordinated actions

‘to articulate urban resilience in anaccessible, evidence-based and measurable way that can inform urban planning, practice, and investment patterns’

Opportunity Statement, City Resilience Index February 2013

The City Resilience Framework & Index

>>> 100 Resilient Cities

supported by The Rockefeller Foundation

City resilience has 4 key dimensions

People, place, organisation,knowledge

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City Resilience Framework:The 12 capacities in the City Resilience Framework collectively determine its ability a city’s resilience to a wide range of shocks and stresses

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Resilient Vejle

http://publications.arup.com/publications/v/vejle_resilience_strategy

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Resilient Byblos

City Resilience Framework Underpins Resilience Strategy Development

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Seychelles Strategic Plan

15Risk of Landslides Environmental assetsFlood zones

Trade offs…

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The components that makes a Place and influences the People

People +

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Collaborative approach

City Resilience Indexprovides cities with a common language and a set of tools to benchmark their performance against other cities, identify strengths and weaknesses, andmeasure and monitor resilience over time