Urban Resilience and the Role of Sustainability in Contemporary Cities

Urban Resilience and the Role of Sustainability in Contemporary Cities

Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun (Gazi University of Architecture, Turkey)
Release Date: December, 2016|Copyright: © 2017 |Runtime: 1 hr 12 mins
EISBN13: 9781522516606|DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1660-6
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Description

As the focus on sustainable living becomes more prevalent around the globe, it has become essential to engineer and plan cities so that they can maintain green practices efficiently.

Urban Resilience and the Role of Sustainability in Contemporary Cities highlights new approaches to developing resilient communities through the use of sustainable technologies. Investigating the impact of green approaches on mitigation and adaption while exploring emergent ways to establish resilient urban settings, this video is a critical resource for researchers, professionals in spatial sciences, students, and decision makers for cities.

Topics Covered

  • Adaptive Capacity
  • City Planning
  • Design Strategies
  • Geographical information systems
  • Global Threats
  • Governmental Role
  • Urban Problems

Table of Contents

Biography and Introduction
6:19 mins
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Section 1:Introduction to Urban Resilience
 
Lesson 1:Definition of and Questions About Urban Resiliency
5:19 mins
 
Lesson 2:Global Threats and Urban Problems
6:59 mins
 
Section 2:Resilient City
 
Lesson 3:Resilience & Adaptive Capacity
3:36 mins
 
Lesson 4:Spiral Dynamics and Resilient City
4:28 mins
 
Lesson 5:Resilient Communities
2:02 mins
 
Lesson 6:Social Captial, Equity and Economy
4:17 mins
 
Section 3:The Role of Technologhy and Authorities Towards Urban Resilience
 
Lesson 7:The Role of Eco-Technology, ICT and GIS
7:22 mins
 
Lesson 8:Adaptation and Mitigation
6:01 mins
 
Lesson 9:The Role of National and Local Governments
4:53 mins
 
Section 4:Strategies and Stakeholders Towards Urban Resilience
 
Lesson 10:Urban Design Strategies
2:35 mins
 
Lesson 11:Possible Stakeholders for Local Resilience Action Planning
2:48 mins
 
Lesson 12:Local Resilience Action Plans
3:37 mins
 
Lesson 13:Local Resilience Action Plans - A Technical Analysis
7:33 mins
 
Conclusion
4:57 mins