5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland

1. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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Tensions and complexities in
creating a sustainable and resilient
built environment: Achieving a
turquoise agenda in the UK
Ksenia Chmutina1, Gonzalo Lizarallde2, Lee Bosher1, Andrew
Dainty1
1 School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough
University, Loughborough, UK
2SIF Research Group, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC
Canada

2. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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Collaborators
Prof Andy
Dainty
Loughborough
University (UK)
Dr Lee Bosher
Loughborough
University (UK)
Prof Gonzalo
Lizarralde
University of Montreal
(Canada)

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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
The Green and Blue Agendas in the UK
Green agenda (sustainability)
“Stimulating economic growth
and tackling the deficit,
maximising wellbeing and
protecting our environment,
without negatively impacting
on the ability of future
generations to do the same.”
(DEFRA, 2011)
Blue agenda (resilience)
“The ability of the community,
services, and of infrastructure
to detect, prevent, and, if
necessary to withstand, handle
and recover from disruptive
challenges”
(Cabinet Office, 2012).

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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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Tensions between Green and Blue
• Achievement vs. capacities
• Incremental performance
vs. Trial and error
performance
• Efficiency vs. redundancy
• Mid-term equilibrium vs.
long-term equilibrium
• Emphasis on standards vs.
Emphasis on potentials

5. The increasing complexity of a turquoise agenda
• When transferred into practice, many crucial elements of both
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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agendas are often lost in translation.
• The sustainable and resilience policy documents in the UK do
not cover the same issues.
• Multiple levels of decision-making and policy-making range
from the national level to the regional, municipal and local
levels.
• Implementing these agendas requires accepting several trade-offs.

6. Added value for the Post 2015 Framework for
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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Disaster Risk Reduction
• How did your work support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework
for Action:
– The built environment projects will increasingly reveal elements of green, blue and
turquoise
– Understanding synergies can lead to stronger agendas; whereas understanding
differences can lead to complementary interventions and objectives
• From your perspective what are the main gaps, needs and further steps to
be addressed in the Post 2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in
– Research: lack of knowledge on how stakeholders navigate the simultaneous
implementation of resilience and sustainability
– Education & Training: stakeholders with responsibility for blue and green agendas
lack awareness (training) of the other agenda
– Implementation & Practice: lack of simultaneous enforcement of both agendas
– Policy: lack of clear guidance on the definitions of resilience and sustainability

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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
Thank you!
Dr Ksenia Chmutina
k.chmutina@lboro.ac.uk