Developing approaches and standards for Urban Resilience

Caroline Field

Developing approaches and standards for Urban Resilience

Committee Chair BS 67000

Associate Director, Arup

Shocks Stresses

ISO Definit ion of Resi l ience

“The ability to absorb and adapt in a changing environment”

Image Timothy Hursley

Why City Resi l ience?

70% of World’s population will live in cities by 2050

75% of World’s energy consumed in cities

80% of World’s greenhouse gases produced by cities

BS67000 City Resilience Guide4

• Developed by diverse group: consultants, cities, cabinet

office, 100RC, infrastructure providers, universities.

• Provides practical guidance and tools

• Builds on the growing portfolio of guidance

• Intended for use by all stakeholders who contribute to city

resilience

The changing perspective of resilience.

Developing

•Shock response/recovery focus

•Reactive

Matured

•Mitigation & response

•Horizon Scanning

•Shocks & Stresses

•Prevention and sustainability

Pioneering

•Thriving not just surviving

•Resilience in the round

•Value and outcome based

Fundamentals

Resilience Framework.

PLAN &

PREPARE

ASSESS &

PRIORITIZE

ORGANIZE &

DEFINE

CONTINUOUSLY

IMPROVE

Governance ArrangementsEngage StakeholdersEmpower Citizens & OrganizationsAgree Values/GoalsShared Understanding

Shocks, stresses, trendsCity Systems MappingSystem DemandSystem CapacityGap AssessmentPrioritization

Resilience StrategyDevelopment of Options Building the Business CaseSecure Funding

Manage programsCapacity BuildingAwareness Raising

PARTNER &

DELIVER

Re-assessReflect, learn, innovate & improve

EVALUATE

BUILD CAPACITY

Value & Systems Based Approach

Technology

Societal

Natural

Health

Security

Adaptive

Inclusive

Durable

Reflective

Integrated

System Demand System Capacity

System

Community Cohesion

ICT & Comms

Infrastructure & Housing

Food & Water

Trade

Business Community

Mobility

Natural Environment

Governance

Security & Safety

Employment

Education

Health & Social Services

Health & Wellbeing

Culture & Heritage

Religion & community support

Evaluation

Evaluation

Organize & Define • Infrastructure-related data

• Demographic data

• Socio-economic data

• Employment statistics

• Environment-related data

• Community/neighbourhood related

data

• Housing

• Disaster risk data

• Disaster loss data

BEIRUT, LEBANON

Assess & Prior i t ize

Resilience

Gap

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Programmes

SHORT MEDIUM LONG

Information management system

Response Plan Implementation & Maintenance

Improve Air Quality

Reduce earthquake risk

Improve infrastructure Resilience

Greater traffic regulation & enforcement

Adaptation to Climate Change

Cross-Sectoral Platform for DRM Chaired by Mayor (CSP-DRM)

Improve mobility – mass transit

Develop and maintain a risk-sensitive spatial plan

Engagement & Coordination Plan

Enable more job opportunities and improvements in productivity

Integrated Community Resilience Building

Governance and structure improvements

Raise awareness of risks and actions

Manage Coastal resilience

Risk Reduction Strategy Implementation & Maintenance

Health improvement programs - communicable and non-communicable disease

Recovery Plan Implementation & Maintenance

Improve Data Collection & Sharing

Implement People Centred Early Warning System

Plan & Prepare

Plan & Prepare: Bui lding the business case for investment


Ear thquake Risk Reduct ion

▪ Seismic Micro-zonation Map

▪ Vulnerability of existing critical

buildings & infrastructure

• Hospitals

• Schools

• Water Supply

• Roads/bridges

• Historic/Cultural buildings

• Housing Stock

▪ Improvements in codes and enforcement

▪ Retrofit mandates, legislation & incentives

▪ Community awareness and preparedness programs

▪ Response & recovery plans


Coastal Resi l ience

▪ Tsunami risk assessment

▪ Coastal flood risk assessment

▪ Sea level rise risk assessment

▪ Flood defense assessment

▪ Contingency Planning


Recovery Planning

▪ Recovery Plan Framework

▪ Including build back better principles

(revitalisation)

▪ Learning & improving

▪ Risk Sensitive Spatial planning


Community Resi l ience

▪ Increase Equality & Integration

▪ Target vulnerable communities

▪ Build social capital & community cohesion

▪ UNDP & Red Cross already have programs


Improve Mobi l i ty

▪ Develop mass transit system-

buses, trams, park and ride

▪ Provide cycleways and pedestrian

zones

▪ Provide incentives to use these

systems

▪ Utilise SUMP principles

Benefits

▪ Reduce emissions

▪ Reduce traffic congestion

▪ Improve air quality

▪ Link communities

▪ Provide health benefits –

cycleways, pedestrian zones

▪ Increase green space

▪ Increase productivity

Arup’s Strategy Portfolio

April 2016March 2016 September 2016 November 2016 March 2017 March 2017

June 2017 July 2017May 2017 June 2017 June 2018 September 2018September 2018

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