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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Resilient city"”.
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The Resilient City: A Platform for Informed Decision-Making Process
… planning and sustainable development of cities. “Resilient City” is a new paradigm that challenges the idealistic principle of stability and resistance to change implicitly in sustainable development and long-term success. However, building a resilient city requires a holistic approach, as well as …
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Should we stay or should we go? : managing justice and retreat in the resilient city
In recent years, scholars and planning practitioners have turned to managed retreat as an adaptation response to climate change. This provokes questions about how equity and justice are addressed in the relocation of people because historic planning practice has led to the marginalization of …
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Climate ready Boston? : identifying indicators to evaluate the City of Boston's efforts to implement its climate change adaptation initiatives
… in municipal climate change adaptation, the City of Boston has recently updated its climate projections, completed a climate vulnerability assessment, and identified several resilience initiatives. To understand whether these initiatives are leading to a less vulnerable, more resilient …
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Floating Urbanization
… and must work cohesively in order to have a resilient city. This thesis explores the possibility of having a dense neighborhood adjacent to a city. This neighborhood is purely independent from the main city utilities so that if a major event did occur then no systems will be interrupted. …
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Third landscapes for flood-resilience: Rethinking scales of green infrastructure in neighborhoods in Khulna, Bangladesh
… in the southwest part of Bangladesh, Khulna City is threatened by the dual effects of rising sea levels and waterlogging during heavy rainfall. Additionally, an inadequate and not well-functioned drainage system, poor waste management, and lack of integrated planning for making the city …