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Cities face growing complexity, threats and challenges, from wildfires to political upheaval. More than a decade ago, Jo da Silva DBE, Global Sustainable Development Director at Arup, led a team to uncover how climate change would impact Asian cities and the proactive steps they could take to be more prepared. The project laid the foundation for the groundbreaking #CityResilienceFramework, now updated in 2024 to better enable cities to respond, plan and adapt to major shocks and underlying stresses. In the latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast, Jo shares her story and the City Resilience Framework's journey from its implementation in more than a hundred cities across the world to its evolution today. 🗣️🎙️https://lnkd.in/dnx_MTAi #UrbanExchange Arup | Lauren Sorkin | Paul Wilson | SmartCitiesWorld | The World Bank | City Resilience Program | The Rockefeller Foundation

In the 1970s, we #urban and #environmental #planners learned two lessons ignored by most cities: 1) "#Design with #Nature" (like #indigenous peoples and Ian McHarg), not over it, and 2) "Cities are people," not just buildings and freeways. From the 1950s, urban renewal supported "white flight" and suburban drivers and commuters to downtown high-rise offices, which #remote #work and #pandemic have ended. Today, we need to reinvent and redesign our downtowns as "#Flex #Cities" to provide flexible co-working/living places, #walkability, and mixed-use public/private places, which will create tens of millions of new jobs in #finance, #architecture, #engineering, #construction, #design, #affordable #housing, #landscaping, e-#mobility, #education, #training and #smartcities #AI #monitoring.

Did you catch our latest chat with Peter Brown on Episode #75? 🌟 Dive into our discussion on how cities like Belmont, CA are innovating against climate change's challenges. 🎧 Peter shares his rich experience in urban planning across Californian coasts, focusing on solutions for sea level rise and extreme weather. A must-listen for anyone interested in sustainable urban development!

🌍 Future Cities Go Glocal – Fourth Virtual Meeting In yesterday's fourth virtual meeting of the Future Cities Go Glocal cohort, the participants actively mapped the key challenges of cities in our focus areas - climate change, energy security and sustainability - and discussed the plan for the final publication. This session marked an important step in identifying thematic clusters from these challenges, laying the groundwork for the policy recommendation process. Our participants: Cornelia Auer, Himanshi Bahl, Nitin Bassi, Chetan Bhattacharji, Rafael Carmona Dávila, Paramita Datta Dey, Jorge Diaz Cuervo, Andreas Grau, Mariana Gutierrez Grados, Dr. Jens Libbe, Katharina Lind, Kevin Lunzalu, Neha Mehta, MUNYUA MWAURA, A., Victoria Orozco, Anna Otieno, Ricardo Samaniego-Breach, Stefan Taschner, Dianne Wakonyo. Learn more about the initiative here: https://lnkd.in/eVFPvJ_V #FutureCitiesGoGlocal #AspenGermany

This is a big get! On this week's Climate Proofers, hear London Climate Resilience Review Chair Emma Howard Boyd CBE unpack the first-of-its-kind analysis of the climate hazards facing the UK capital. We cover a lot of ground -- including the "silent killer" of extreme heat, how Mayors collaborate (and compete) on adaptation/resilience, and the promise of London as a green finance hub. Quote: "Understanding what's positive, what's happening differently in cities like Paris or Barcelona is really important [and] of great interest to the Mayor of London. Similarly, how the mayors of Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol are engaging on this subject is also relevant within the UK. So highlighting what good looks like, how different cities have navigated their way through specific issues, and showing the positive steps that have been undertaken ... is a great way of harnessing energy at the mayoral level." Check out the clip below, and listen to the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or right here on Climate Proof: https://lnkd.in/eeFCM-Ud

🏙️ London is a mighty city. But even the greatest metropolises risk being overwhelmed by climate shocks if they lack appropriate resilience measures. In Episode 23 of Climate Proofers, Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair of the London Climate Resilience Review, unpacks this first-of-its-kind analysis of the hazards the UK capital faces, and the recommendations intended to climate-proof the city. Emma discusses: 👉 The urgent need for London to build climate resilience in the wake of recent climate shocks, like heat waves and surface water flooding 👉 Why extreme heat is a “silent killer” and how the London Climate Resilience Review’s Heat Risk Action Plan could help save lives 👉 How climate impacts extend beyond the urban built environment, affecting productivity, health services, and infrastructure 👉 The importance of collaboration across levels of government when building city-wide climate resilience 👉 How Mayors are collaborating (and competing) on climate, and how this makes for stronger cities It's a must-listen episode: tune in on Spotify or Apple Podcasts by searching for 'Climate Proofers' or visit: https://lnkd.in/eFCQT5sS Want more Climate Proof? Then sign up to the newsletter today👇 https://lnkd.in/eP7z7wuy #ClimateProof #ClimateProofing #ExtremeHeat #ClimateAdaptation #UrbanResilience

Building Resilient Cities: Addressing Climate Change Risks In just one hour, don’t miss our panel on Resilient Urban Development: Mitigating Climate Change Risks in Modern Cities. Moderated by Suhail Y Tayeb, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, this session will explore strategies for building resilient urban environments with insights from: Gunnar Branson, CEO, AFIRE Eric Fang, Principal, Perkins Eastman Heidi Theunissen, Associate Principal, Buro Happold Join us at 9:30 AM to learn how urban development can adapt to and mitigate climate change risks. Registration is still open if you want to attend in person! #APEX2024 #UrbanDevelopment #ClimateChange #ResilientCities #PanelDiscussion

Most #climate studies ignore #health impacts when it is the #microbiology portion of the environment (or macrobiology) and they impact each other. Humans pollute and their health is harmed. My #Gaiapolis #Strategy framework integrates climate, health and #smartcities, not only for a holistic perspective, but also a financial one: #healthcare and smartcities investments have shorter #ROIs, which can enable #investors to enjoy short-, mid- and long-term returns on #green #bonds. see: www.dreamscapeglobal.com

Cities are a system of systems. They bring together deeply complex, interconnected networks of people, services and economic activity — from how we move around, power industries, and construct buildings, to how we govern societies, finance climate solutions, use and consume resources, and beyond. Today, Systems Change Lab, which the CAT is part of, launched new data on the cities system. Visit the platform to explore the 3️⃣ critical shifts needed to transform cities by 2050: ➡ Plan urban land use to reduce emissions and increase climate resilience. ➡ Increase access to resilient and affordable urban services. ➡ Rapidly scale up zero-waste outcomes in cities. Read more from #SystemsChangeLab at ➡ https://bit.ly/4be7UgU WRI Climate World Resources Institute NewClimate Institute Climate Analytics #sustainablecities #climateaction #systemschange

The Systems Change Lab platform just launched another system: #Cities! Click here https://lnkd.in/dzkRrrjT to learn about the broad complexity of cities and to find out how well we're doing in moving towards more resilient, climate-neutral cities.