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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. Context.
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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