Extreme weather has increased in Europe over the last decades putting cities’ infrastructure at risk. Political and societal action is needed to ...
“RAIN” is supposed to make cities more resilient
“RAIN” is a project worked on by European researchers and experts which includes the development of mitigation tools to enhance the security of ...
Resilience as key to withstand natural disasters
Haiti which is regularly hit by storms and earthquakes is poorly prepared these natural hazards. Years of political instability, deforestation and many ...
Trivandrum engages citizens for smart city proposal
The city of Trivandrum in India launched a social media intiative to involve the public in the making of its smart city proposal. The Hindu …
How social inequality is linked to climate change
A new report by the UN uncovers how social inequality causes climate impacts to hit poorest of the globe the most. In order to meet the Sustainable ...
Preserving historic buildings means more than maintainance
Stephanie Meeks collected 50 years of work on preserving historic buildings in her new book “The Past and Future City”. It deals with both ...
A pioneer resilience strategy for Da Nang, Vietnam
A comprehensive and concrete roadmap to promote urban resilience has been drafted for the central-Vietnamese city Da Nang. Supported by 100 Resilient ...
New US law to support urban farms
The Urban Agricultural Act has been announced on Monday which if passed, can provide great support for urban farms all over the US. Especially in Detroit ...
Tsunami-safe design for buildings
A group of engineers in the US developed new standards that make buildings strong enough to withstand tsunamis. Building industry groups might however ...
Knowledge sharing in urban resilience
With the support of the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) the three countries Armenia, Kyrgyz Republic and ...
