100 Resilient Cities - Rockefeller Foundation

Helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.

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The first 32 cities in the network

The Resilience Blog

Q&A with Christchurch CRO Mike Gillooly

07.28.14 - 100 Resilient Cities’ first CRO in Oceania talks about the challenges of rebuilding an earthquake-ravaged city and the importance of being…

By: Chad Schlegel

Pretty Park, Affordable Rent: Making Neighborhoods “Just Green Enough”

07.24.14 - Could urban greening have a downside? One Brooklyn community managed to add greenspace to their neighborhood, without igniting a boom in the…

By: Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

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What Is Resilience?

Constant Learning

Ability to internalize past experiences linked with robust feedback loops that sense, provide foresight, and allow new solutions
See how Fukushima is learning
Rapid Rebound

Capacity to re-establish function, re-organize, and avoid long-term disruptions
See how New Orleans is rebounding
Limited or “Safe” Failure

Prevents failures from rippling
across systems
See how Surat is preparing
Flexibility

Ability to change, evolve, and adapt to alternative strategies in the face of disaster
See how rotterdam is evolving
Spare Capacity

Ensures that there is a back-up
or alternative available when a vital component of a system fails
see how brooklyn is adapting

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100 Resilient Cities Challenge

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The first 32 cities in the network

What Is Resilience?

Constant Learning

Rapid Rebound

Limited or “Safe” Failure

Flexibility

Spare Capacity