Resilient cities

The sustainable cities movement initially had a significant focus on mitigating major challenges that provide a threat to our current form of civilization such as reducing climate change and many others.   After 25 years of work trying to “stop” the problems, with many successes and failures, the resilient cities movement has risen to prominence with an eye to not only work to avoid major problems, but also with an eye to surviving them if or when they do occur.

• ICLEI’s Resilient Cities Resources and Conferences – This site is connected to the formal Resilient Cities program of ICLEI and offers a wide range of resources, webinars, publications and other resources. http://resilient-cities.iclei.org/resilient-cities-hub-site/home/

• The Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Initiative – This site connects to the Rockefeller Foundation’s initiative on resilience – featuring case studies, blogs, and other resources.  http://100resilientcities.rockefellerfoundation.org/

• ResilientCity – This site is the home of an NGO dedicated to the ongoing dialogue and building of resources on resilient cities, including design competitions.  It has a lot of on-line lecture notes and ongoing blogs from many in the field – quite rich in depth and resources.  http://www.resilientcity.org/index.cfm?pagepath=About&id=11445

• United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – This UN site focuses on the issues of managing cities and communities in the face of major disasters – a cornerstone of the resilience discussion.   http://www.unisdr.org

• Center for Resilient Cities – This NGO site, based in Wisconsin, is a source of information and experts in this issue.  http://www.resilientcities.org/Resilient_Cities/PROFILE.html

• ARUP’s Resilient Cities Initiatives – This site is linked to the number of projects that the consulting firm ARUP is pursuing on resilience around the world in partnership with other organizations.  http://www.arup.com/Publications/Visions_of_a_Resilient_City.aspx

• World Cities Network – This organization draws experts from many sectors who are working on resilience cities issues and offers resources, examples and events.  http://www.worldcitiesnetwork.org/