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6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
Three Dilemmas of the Resilient City, Charles W. STEGER
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
Three Dilemmas of the Resilient City
Dr Charles Steger
Executive Director
Global Forum on Urban& Regional Resilience
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg VA USA
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
• BETWEEN NOW AND 2050, TWO BILLION
PEOPLE WILL BE ADDED TO THE POPULATION
OF THE EARTH.
• DEMAND FOR RESOURCES IS GROWING
FASTER THAN RESOURCES ARE BEING
GENERATED.
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
Creating resilient cities requires
reconfiguration of infrastructure, new
socio-economic models and nurturing
key assets of our culture.
All require more investment.
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
First Dilemma:
HOW DO WE MAKE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN IMPROVING THE
RESILIENCE OF TOWNS AND CITIES WHILE
ENHANCING OUR ECONOMIC
PRODUCTIVITY?
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
IN DEALING WITH A MAJOR EMERGENCY
THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO
RESPOND IS CRITICAL AND THAT THE
RESILIENT CAPACITY MUST BE PRESENT
PRIOR TO THE EMERGENCY.
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
Second Dilemma:
HOW DO YOU SUSTAIN CONTINUED
FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE “PUBLIC”
ORGANIZATIONS WHEN THE NEED FOR
THEM IS INTERMITTENT?
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WILL PROVIDE
THE RESILIENT RESPONSE DURING AN
EMERGENCY, MUST HAVE A DUAL
PURPOSE.
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
Third Dilemma:
TWO BASIC STRATEGIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT REDUNDANCY IN
SYSTEMS, GRIDS, NETWORKS
OR HIGHLY RESILIENT NODES. CITADELS OF
RESILIENCE.
6th
International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016
‘Integrative Risk Management – Towards Resilient Cities‘ • 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2016 • Davos • Switzerland
www.grforum.org
HOW ARE THESE INVESTMENTS
IN RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
ALLOCATED EQUITABLY?