Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change From Principles to Applications

Critically discussing different perspectives, innovations and approaches, this book looks at how digital technology and new strategies can be used to build stronger city resilience in a time of dramatic climate change. The authors assess Sustainable Development Goal 9 for Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and identify three key areas that impact urban resilience, namely policy, technology and wellbeing.

Looking to the future, chapters address the most common and intractable challenges in the field and suggest practical solutions, emphasising global governance, digital innovation and a human-centered orientation toward safety, well-being and equity. Authors analyse a wide range of case studies on national hazards including cooling strategies for tackling urban heat in Singapore, enhanced wildfire management in Canada and the United States and ‘Sponge City’ design in China.

Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change is a valuable reference point for students and scholars of urban and regional studies, human geography and city planning. Its practical guidance and focus on actionable solutions benefit practitioners and policymakers in city planning and management.

Junqing Tang, Assistant Professor in Urban Resilience and Sustainability, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University, China, Qiuchen Lu, Professor in Digital Built Asset and Facility Management, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, UK, Pengjun Zhao, Professor, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University, China, Ioannis Brilakis, Laing O'Rourke Professor of Civil and Information Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK, Tim Broyd, Professor of Built Environment Foresight, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, UK and Long Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong