Location:Online event
Start date:20/02/2024
End date:22/02/2024
Event Organiser:Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM)
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Contact:Dr David Rubens
Web:https://theisrm.org/en/global-urban-resilience-in-the-21st-century-conference
By the ISRM Centre for the Study of Wicked Problems.
Tuesday, February 29, 10:00 – 11:30 /GMT/
Setting the Scene: Concept and Reality
Introductory address, presentation of our vision and concept, and discussion on Wicked problems and the Urban Resilience needs of our time.
Tuesday, February 20, 16:00 – 17:30 /GMT/
Cities Underwater, Cities On Fire – Dealing with the realities of global warming and climate change
Panel discussion and paper presentations related to challenges related to the Resilience of our cities in relation to rising sea levels, supply chain issues, food production, pollution and adaptation.
Wednesday, February 21, 10:00 – 11:30 /GMT/
Lessons From The Global South
Panel discussion and paper presentations related to the experiences of cities in the Global south. The fastest growing urban centres of today are in the global south, and we can learn much from their challenges and solutions.
Wednesday, February 21, 16:00 – 17:30 /GMT/
Disaster-Proofing City Management
Panel discussion and paper presentations related to preparing cities to anticipate and effectively manage complex disasters of all kinds, in order to ensure Resilience even in emergency situations.
Thursday, February 22, 10:00 – 11:30 /GMT/
Keeping It Going: Planning and Management of City Infrastructure
Panel discussion and paper presentations related to structural resilience and infrastructure developments in contemporary cities, as the infrastructure tomorrow must be developed in way that makes cities more resilient in a fast paced and changing environment.
Thursday, February 22, 16:00 – 17:30 /GMT/
Beyond Imagination: The City of 2050
Panel discussion and paper presentations related to Imagining the cities of tomorrow and the obstacles they need to overcome, as well which practices they could implement in order to be able to resist the challenges brought by Wicked Problems.
