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Explore resilient sustainable cities through Dr. Leonie J. Pearson's research. Learn about core practices, pathways to resilience, and case studies from Melbourne, Dublin, and San Francisco. Discover practical ways to achieve a sustainable urban future.
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Resilient, Sustainable Cities: A Future Dr Leonie J. Pearson
Dr Leonie Pearson Senior Research Fellow, University of Canberra - Institute for Governance and Public Policy Cheney Fellow Leeds University – Sustainability Research Institute
City Resilience • 4 Dimensions • 12 Drivers • (based on) 7 Qualities Found at http://www.100resilientcities.org
High (Safe water, equal, productive & biodiversity rich) Goal Sustainable Cities Practices Low Low High (Reflective, Robust, Flexible and inclusive) Resilient Cities
Redeveloping Melbourne Adaptation Pathway
Reusing Dublin Transition Pathway
Parklets in San Fran Transformation Pathway
3 cities - 3 pathways to achieving resilient sustainable cities • Is any one pathway better? Community specificity & scaling; depending on need, people, environment and infrastructure
One step • One event – TEDx Carlton • One workshop • One Journal Special Issue ‘Sustainable Urbanisation: a resilient future’ Ecological Economics (2013) • One book • Lots of steps happening; • TURAS; Transitioning Towards Urban Resilience & Sustainability in EU • 100RC
Summary Q1. What are the practices to achieve Resilient Sustainable Cities? • Resilient Sustainable cities are about continuous change and improvement – not a static state! • Outlined 7 practical ways to achieve these goals Q2. How can we achieve Resilient Sustainable Cities? • Outlined 3 pathways to achieve these gaols: adaptation, transition and transformation • Showed how in 3 case studies: Melbourne, Dublin & San Francisco
One step on the pathway to Resilient, Sustainable Cities Dr Leonie J. Pearson E: leonie.pearson@canberra.edu.au