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- Around the world, cities are magnets for refugees, migrant youth, and the internally displaced; 60% of refugees and 80% of internally displaced people live in…
- Featured below is an excerpt from The New Zealand Herald: Half a billion dollars is being spent on things some Wellingtonians may never see so…
- Last fall, the Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, The Rockefeller Foundation, and 100 Resilient Cities came together to support the Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission, a collaborative effort led…
- As one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the U.S., Atlanta is a major hub for transportation and industry. The Georgia state capital is…
- During extended periods of heat, urban residents are more prone to health problems; elderly people, children, and the ill are particularly vulnerable to overheating and…
- As hard as it is to believe, five years ago the position of Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) did not exist in any city in the…
- As hard as it is to believe, five years ago the position of Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) did not exist in any city in the…
- Over the last few months, we’ve seen our African member cities make critical progress taking on their most pressing shocks and stresses. Read more about…
- In the fight against climate change, New York City has long been a model for cities around the world. The City recently announced it would take…
- With the majority of displaced people and migrants settling in urban areas, it's clear that cities are at the forefront of displacement crises in countries…
- Cities consist of vast networks of individuals, institutions, and systems. The same networks are shaped by centuries-old structures that make deep collaborations and innovation within…
- We sat down with Fitsumbrhan Tsegaye, Addis Ababa’s first Chief Resilience Officer, to learn more about the city’s resilience journey. Since authoring Addis Ababa’s application…
- From February 7-13, 2018, The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum convenes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bringing leaders and organizations from a wide range…
- New lab uses participatory approach known as service design, working alongside residents and other community leaders to collaboratively improve government services Oakland, CA – Mayor…
- Contact: City Contact Info: Monica Cordova (monica.cordova@dallascityhall.com; 214-670-3484) Toyota Motor North America: Media Line (469-292-5100) 100 Resilient Cities: Nicole Bohrer (NBohrer@100resilientcities.org; 646-612-7177) Workshop Brings Together…
- From joining our global network in 2014 to releasing the city's first-ever urban resilience strategy in 2017, the city of Pittsburgh has become an urban leader…
- For decades ranked as among the largest urban areas in the world, Mexico City is a vibrant metropolis and the oldest capital city in the…
- Read the full end-of-year letter from our president, Michael Berkowitz. As 2017 comes to a close, we want to recognize the accomplishments around our global…
- This week, 100 Resilient Cities and its partners are in Santiago de Chile for our fourth Network Exchange. CROs and city representatives from Barcelona, Buenos…
- Featured below is an excerpt from Route Fifty: The 100 Resilient Cities network released a series of policy proposals on Wednesday for expanding the National Flood Insurance Program on…
- The “Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission”—announced on November 16, 2017—will be an independent and inclusive body led by Puerto Ricans and designed to offer recommendations…
- Con el donativo se busca fortalecer la participación de la Agencia de Resiliencia de la CDMX, creada en septiembre de este año, en los trabajos…
- The donation will support the work of the CDMX Resilience Agency, created in September of this year, as it collaborates with the the Commission for…
- The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research non-profit working “at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being.” Cities are one of…
- Together with International Rescue Committee and Jessica Brandt of the Brookings Institution, submitted the following to the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s thematic…
- Berkeley is a small city in California with many strengths, including its academic institutions and ties with the wider economy and culture of the San…
- The agreement will create a knowledge exchange in order to build resilience in cities and communities throughout Mexico. First agreement made by 100 Resilient…
- El acuerdo busca promover el intercambio de experiencias y conocimiento para la construcción de resiliencia en México Este es el primer acuerdo de trabajo…
- The following is an excerpt from a piece that originally appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek on August 31, 2017. Read the full article here. Houston has…
- From July 25-28, 2017, nearly 500 urban resilience leaders from cities around the world, including 80 Chief Resilience Officers, gathered in New York City to…
- Committee of 9 global city leaders formed to advise and advocate for the global resilience movement as 100RC and its network cities move forward with…
- The new strategy marks the culmination of nearly two years of work by the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity and 100 Resilient Cities, a Rockefeller Foundation initiative with partner cities across the globe. Boston joined the 100RC network — which includes New York City, Oakland, Rio De Janeiro, and Dakar — in 2014, and hired Atyia Martin as the city’s first chief resilience officer.
- Melbourne, Australia’s fastest growing city, has a comprehensive transportation network that offers trains, trams, bicycles and car travel as viable modes for urban mobility. However,…
- As one of the most extensively urbanized countries in Africa, over 50% of the population of Nigeria currently live in urban areas, and the population…
- In the waterlogged Netherlands, climate change is considered neither a hypothetical nor a drag on the economy. Instead, it's an opportunity.
- Open innovation calls on everyone in a city and indeed anyone with a good idea to contribute to improving the way the city works. Partners like Citymart are helping cities re-frame the way they ask questions to drive towards more innovative solutions to seemingly disparate problems.
- Presented by AECOM and Van Alen Institute, with 100 Resilient Cities — Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, hOUR City is this year's Urban SOS™ student ideas competition. We're asking students to propose new solutions to tackle housing, transportation, or economic development challenges and to re-imagine what a future "hour city" boundary can be.
- Multidisciplinary student teams asked Multidisciplinary student teams asked to redefine the boundaries of the "hour city" radius, providing broader access to opportunity to redefine the boundraies of the "hour city" radius, providing broader access to opportunity
- IHS Markit Will Provide Help 100RC's Members Network Cities with Economic Analysis that Identifies Opportunities for Equitable Growth and Development
- Created in conjunction with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, the Surat Resilience Strategy will aid the city in fostering a robust and thriving community that is healthy, equitable, economically viable and environmentally sound.
- Earlier this year, Melbourne, Australia hosted the third-ever 100 Resilient Cities Network Exchange, focused on urban biodiversity and city resilience. The Melbourne team was joined by CROs and city team members from Boulder, Durban, New Orleans and Semarang, along with a variety of partners and outside experts.
- Mayor Yiannis Boutaris and the City of Thessaloniki today launched "Resilient Thessaloniki – A Strategy for 2030", an ambitious citywide strategy that looks to guarantee the well-being of Thessaloniki's people and nurtures its human talent, while strengthening its urban economy and respecting its natural resources. The strategy is the result of a two-year intensive partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC).
- The Resilience Strategy will allow the Metropolitan Region to develop comprehensive solutions to meet the challenges caused by globalization, urbanization, climate change, and their social and economic impacts.
- La Estrategia de Resiliencia permitirá a la Región Metropolitana planificar soluciones integrales para enfrentar los desafíos generados por la globalización, la urbanización, el cambio climático, y sus impactos a nivel social y económico.
- Water is essential to a healthy, thriving city. What does water mean for your city?
- Wellington unveils Resilient Wellington, a comprehensive strategic roadmap to promote urban resilience in New Zealand's capital city.
- ONEPGH Identifies Tangible Actions for City to Address Urbanization, Globalization and Climate Change to Create a More Viable, Sustainable, Livable and Prosperous city
- The City of New Orleans and Citymart have launched the New Orleans Digital Equity Challenge, an open call for ideas on how it can connect its most vulnerable residents to economic, social, and cultural opportunities by increasing technology use among low-income residents, members of historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic minorities, residents living with physical or mental disabilities, children, and the elderly.
- Cities stand at the forefront of the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
Nissan Partners with 100RC to Prepare Cities for Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Cars, Future Mobility
- Nissan Partners with 100 Resilient Cities to Promote Urban Resilience, Preparing Cities for Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles & New Mobility Services
- 100RC is announcing its first partnership with an automotive company, Nissan, to help cities plan and prepare for autonomous vehicles, electric cars, and new mobility services.
100 Resilient Cities and Fourth Economy Announce Partnership to Provide Advanced Resilience Planning
- Fourth Economy Will Create Tactical Recommendations for the Planning and Implementation of Resilience Efforts, Providing a Vital Tool to 100RC's Network Cities
- Workshop Brings Together Key Stakeholders from Government, the Private Sector, NGOs, Civil Society Groups, and 100RC Staff to Develop Nairobi's "Resilience Strategy"
- Paynesville's Agenda-Setting Workshop brings together key stakeholders from government, the private sector, NGOs, civil society groups, and 100RC staff to develop city's "Resilience Strategy."
- Janellis Joins 100RC Group of Platform Partners, along with Companies like Microsoft and Swiss Re, Offering Best-In-Class Resilience Building-Tools to Member Cities. Janellis Will Provide Crisis and Emergency Management Expertise and Tools to 100RC's Network Cities, Enhancing City-wide Emergency Management Capabilities.
- Jacobs Joins 100 Resilient Cities Platform of Partners, supporting member cities around the world
City of Oakland Unveils Innovative Resilience Playbook to Tackle City’s Toughest Long-Term Challenge
- Resilient Oakland addresses economic security, equitable jobs and housing, community safety and threats from climate change; City is third in Bay Area to release resilience strategy
- what3words joins 100RC's global group of Platform Partners to provide technical solutions for urban addressing challenges.
- Created in conjunction with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, the Resilient Da Nang Strategy calls for storm resistant housing, refreshed green spaces, and improved disaster management capabilities
- CityMetric's "Skylines" podcast features Chief Resilience Officers from two 100RC member cities.
- Watson Foundation to provide 100RC Network with Fellows to help Chief Resilience Officers significantly advance city resilience agendas
- Mayor Lianne Dalziel signed a pledge to introduce a budget that commits at least 10 per cent of the Council's 2017/18 spending to building Christchurch's resilience, as part of the official launch of the Greater Christchurch Resilience Plan.
- Local Leaders Celebrate the First Year Accomplishments of Resilient New Orleans and Share Preliminary Results of Swiss Re/Veolia Partnership
- Today, in partnership with the City of Athens, 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) and Chief Resilience Officers (CRO) from eight of its member cities formally launched the "Athens Network Exchange: Cities and the Global Migration Crisis."
- The Government of Mexico City announced the launch of "Resilient CDMX: Adaptive, Inclusive and Equitable Transformation," a strategy which seeks to implement solutions that meet the challenges posed by globalization, urbanization and climate change, and their impacts at the social and economic level.
- Councillor Frank McAveety, Leader of Glasgow City Council, announced today the launch of "Resilient Glasgow," a citywide Resilience Strategy to empower Glaswegians, unlock place-based solutions, support fair economic growth, and foster civic participation.
- In an effort to promote resilience for the Sandy-affected region, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, who also chairs the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force has launched a multi-stage regional design competition named Rebuild by Design. The competition hopes to attract world-class talent and gives us the dynamic opportunity to uncover the innovative collaboration and connections that will allow us to strengthen our resilience as a city, a region, and a nation.
- MasterCard will apply its technology and expertise to help 100RC's member cities develop critical tools to drive economic growth and improve the lives of citizens, businesses and tourists
EY enters 100RC collaboration, Rockefeller Foundation’s global commitment to tackle urban challenges
- EY has entered a strategic five-year commitment to support the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) initiative.
- AT Osborne Joins 100RC Group of Platform Partners, along with Companies like Microsoft and Swiss Re, Offering Best-In-Class Resilience Building-Tools to Member Cities
- The strategy includes thirty three tangible actions which will assist in achieving the vision of a more viable, sustainable, livable and prosperous, Melbourne both today and in the future. It was developed in collaboration with all 32 metropolitan Melbourne Councils .
- What is 100 Resilient Cities trying to do to build resilience in cities everywhere?
- Watch live: We selected 100 urban pioneers to spread the resilience movement across the world. And today, we're proud to announce the next group of cities ready to take the lead, joining our 63 existing members.
100 Resilient Cities & The Rockefeller Foundation: 37 New Member Cities, Reaching 100 City Milestone
- Diverse Group of 100 Cities to Shape Global Urban Resilience Movement, Building Off Notable Progress Since 100RC's Inception in 2013. 100RC Provides Member Cities with Funding to Hire a Chief Resilience Officer, Access to Over $200 Million (USD) in Services, and Critical Support to Develop a City Resilience Strategy.
- As a member of 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC), Semarang, Indonesia Mayor Hendrar Prihadi and Chief Resilience Officer Purnomo Dwi Sasongko released today the region's first Resilience Strategy, "Moving Together Towards a Resilient Semarang." The process for creating Asia's first Resilience Strategy required significant involvement from various stakeholders, such as government officials, scholars, local NGOs, experts, youth populations, representatives from various communities, and the general public through dialogues and seminars. The strategy was launched in conjunction with the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network Learning Forum.
- The City of Rotterdam released its resilience strategy, a comprehensive strategy will ensure that Rotterdam becomes an even stronger, more inclusive, more agile, more flexible, and futureproof city.
100 Resilient Cities & International Rescue Committee Announce Partnership to Address Migrant Crisis
- The International Rescue Committee Will Provide Vital Resilience Building Services to 100RC'sNetwork Cities, to Aid Cities in Accommodating Forcibly Displaced Populations The International Rescue Committee Joins 100RC Group of Platform Partners, Along with Companies like Microsoft and Swiss Re, Offering Best-In-Class Resilience Building-Tools and Services to Member Cities
- 100 Resilient Cities - Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) is today announcing a partnership with The Street Plans Collaborative (Street Plans) which will provide "Tactical Resilience" workshops to 100RC network members to help implement cities' long term resilience strategies. Tactical Resilience is an adaptation of Tactical Urbanism, a global movement that uses short-term, low-cost projects, like pop-up parks and bikeways, to create lasting change in cities.
- The City of Rio de Janeiro released its resilience strategy, a plan to prepare for and confront its challenges holistically.
- Mayor Emanual Names named Aaron Kock as the first Chief Resilience Officer for Chicago, USA.
- Three years ago, 100 Resilient Cities was pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation with an ambitious goal: to help cities across the globe build resilience to the mounting social, economic, and physical challenges of the 21st century. While we have just reached the 100 city milestone, and there is of course much left to do, it is important to note that resilience is already working.
- Through partnership with 100 Resilient Cities, Boulder's strategy calls for community preparedness, external partnerships, and leveraging data to address the city's challenges.
- Building on a legacy of frontier innovation, Boulder's resilience strategy will allow the city to cultivate a creative spirit to adapt to and thrive in a changing climate, economy and society.
- The 10% Resilience Pledge urges mayors of 100RC cities to make the most ambitious commitment to city resilience in history, promising 10% of their cities's annual budgets toward resilience-building goals and projects, without raising additional funds or taxes.
- San Francisco, California released the Bay Area's second resilience strategy. It is focused on the physical, social, and economic challenges it faces.
- Byblos, Lebanon announced today the release of the first resilience strategy in the Middle East, focused on new solutions for for the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st Century.
- Byblos' strategy lays out a path to building resilience through making byblos a city that is: connected; resourceful; peaceful; cultural; and thriving.
- Berkeley's Resilience Strategy is the first in the Bay Area, and addresses natural disaster and climate change readiness, and includes actions designed to advance racial and social equity.
- Berkeley, USA announced today the release of its resilience strategy, designed to advance preparedness and equity by building community.
- With help from The Resilience Office, Medellin, Colombia received the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, akin to the "Nobel Prize of Urbanism."
- Vejle, Denmark announced today the release of the first resilience strategy in Europe, focused on new solutions for for the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st Century.
- Vejle, Denmark announced today the release of the first resilience strategy in Europe, focused on new solutions for for the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st Century.
- 100 Resilient Cities' Michael Berkowitz presents examples of cities rebounding from adversity.
- An innovative citizen engagement platform will boost Angelenos' role in evaluating the city's strengths, weaknesses, and path to resilience.
- Chief Resilience Officer Dr. Atyia Martin Leads Multi-Day, Citywide Conversation On Race And Equity, Through City's Involvement with 100 Resilient Cities
- Report: Through the Network Exchange Program, 100RC is helping to scale best-practice solutions around the globe to address urban water challenges.
- Perkins Eastman joins 100RC group of Platform Partners, along with companies like Cisco and Veolia, offering best-in-class resilience-building services to 100RC Member Cities.
- In partnership with 100 Resilient Cities, Porto Alegre released Latin America's first resilience strategy, and signed global 10% Resilience Pledge.
- Porto Alegre released its resilience strategy on Wednesday, January 27, 2015, making it the first Latin American city to reach this milestone.
SWISS RE AND VEOLIA TO PARTNER UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION TO SPEED UP RECOVERY
- The Rockefeller Foundation, Veolia, and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd, have joined forces to unveil an innovative infrastructure recovery initiative to speed up economic recovery in the aftermath of catastrophic events for cities across the globe.
- A statement from Michael Berkowitz, President of 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, on the winners of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's National Resilience Disaster Competition.
- The first Resilient Cities Roundup of 2016 offers a look at urban innovations in 2015, the role of informal labor, the importance of "secondary cities," and more.
- 2015 has been a year of milestones and groundbreaking moments for 100RC and urban resilience.
- Save the children will provide vital child-centric services to 100RC network cities globally, focused initially on Asian cities.
- Three-continent competition calls for innovative strategies to enhance social cohesion and address 21st century resilience challenges of globalization and urbanization.
- 10% Resilience Pledge was Developed by 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, Includes Commitments from 22 Cities.
- 100RC President discusses our cities' progress in becoming more resilient.
- The idea of overwhelming disaster with repair overlooks perhaps the most important component of any true recovery: The resilience of the victims and the place where they live. Norfolk did not repeat that mistake
- 100RC is hosting a week-long summit focusing on building resilience to the physical, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century.
- Arcadis joins 100RC Group of Platform Partners, along with Companies like Microsoft and Swiss Re, Offering Best-In-Class Resilience Building-Tools to Member Cities
- Resilient Solutions 21 Joins 100RC Group of Platform Partners, along with Companies like Microsoft and Swiss Re, Offering Best-In-Class Resilience Building Capabilities
- Glasgow has become the first city in the United Kingdom to appoint a Chief Resilience Officer.
- Norfolk develops a plan for the future to address its rising sea-level concerns, partnering with 100 Resilient Cities.
- Two US congresspeople, a Democrat and a Republican, agree that the United States needs to build resilience.
- Norfolk released its resilience strategy on October 28, 2015.
- Norfolk's strategy outlines actionable steps to increase economic opportunity; improve coastal protection and planning; and strengthen neighborhoods.
- A catalog of all the strategies released by 100RC member cities.
- Rockefeller President Dr. Judith Rodin discusses why it's important to help cities become more resilient, regardless of the challenges they've faced and where they find themselves.
- Platform partner GoodCompany Ventures is eager to get to work on Climate Ventures 2.0, helping cities use data to combat climate change.
New Platform Partner Impact Infrastructure Will Help Cities Evaluate Infrastructure Investment Value
- Impact Infrastructure will bring automated financial analysis to 100RC cities.
- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced that the capital is one of 32 cities chosen in the first round of the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Challenge.
- Rebuild by Design received the first-ever federal honor for contributions to developing innovative & cost-effective solutions to resilience challenges for its work creating storm-resilience infrastructure in the New York Metropolitan Area.
‘REBUILD BY DESIGN’ JOINS 100RC TO BRING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH & DESIGN-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO CITIES
- The award-winning approach developed in the aftermath of hurricane sandy will be exported around the globe under the direction of 100RC through this new collaboration.
- 100 Resilient Cities and GoodCompany Ventures announce partnership to help 100RC member cities address climate threats.
- New Orleans' revealed its comprehensive resilience strategy to build a more equitable, adaptable and prosperous city, created with work from over 110 New Orleanians representing every segment of the city.
- Listen to Chief Resilience Officers from Melbourne, Mexico City, New Orleans, and Norfolk share the lessons they've learned about helping cities adapt to shocks and stresses.
- New Orleans works to build resilience for the city's long term future.
- A live stream of resilience experts from three 100RC cities - Pittsburgh, Rotterdam, and Rome - discussing urban water lessons.
- Trimble to Provide a Vital Resilience Building Tool to 100RC's Network of Cities that Enables More Informed Decision Making by Putting Big Data to Work.
- Newly appointed Surat Chief Resilience Officer Kamlesh Kagnik will lead city-wide resilience-building efforts, helping Surat prepare for, withstand, and bounce back from chronic stresses and acute shocks.
- Enjoy the Resilience Roundup, including earthquakes, access to water resources, and urban forests.
- The launch of the last round of the 100RC Challenge marks the final opportunity for cities to join the 100RC network; & Urban Resilience Movement; The Rockefeller Foundation commits an additional $64M to 100RC,
- 100 Resilient Cities and Social Finance are partnering to launch the first-of-its-kind "Resilience Pay for Success Initiative."
- Amec Foster Wheeler announces today a partnership with 100 Resilient Cities to give urban centers across the world access to groundbreaking tools allowing them to better plan for potentially destructive weather events.
- 100 Resilient Cities' new London office facilitates a regional model to oversee operations in Europe and the Middle East more effectively.
- Witness the first fully recorded 100 Resilient Cities workshop.
- Latin America's 1st Resilient Cities Workshop, convened by Porto Alegre, brings together key leaders to build resilience in LatAm cities.
- Indian businesses battle road congestion, free WiFi for NYC, and Jakarta considers sourcing traffic solutions with a competition.
- "We would like to express our support and deep condolences to those impacted by the recent tragedy in Accra, Ghana," said 100 Resilient Cities President Michael Berkowitz.
- President Berkowitz participated in a Milken Institute panel on resilience and the role of the private sector in preparing for the urban future.
- New York city announced a holistic plan that integrates social, economic, and physical resilience, a great model for other cities looking to build urban resilience.
- Cristiana V. Fragola to Join 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation as Regional Director, Europe and the Middle East.
- What resilience means in Oakland and the opportunities it presents.
- Water is essential to a healthy, thriving city. What does water mean for your city?
- 100RC convened the world's first class of Chief Resilience Officers for a pioneering summit in New Orleans in the fall of 2014.
- MWH Global, a Leader in Water and Natural Resources, Will Provide Vital Resilience Advisory and Technical Support Services to 100RC's Network Cities.
- Journalist Nick Michell speaks to a few 100RC CROs about their challenges.
- Rockefeller President Dr. Judith Rodin discusses resilience and her book, The Resilience Dividend, at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
- 100 Resilient Cities and Microsoft Announce Partnership to Help Cities Build Cybersecurity Strategies and Combat Online Threats.
- Dr. Judith Rodin joined Bristol Mayor George Ferguson to announce the city's newly appointed Strategic Resilient Officer, Sarah Toy.
- 35 Cities from around the World Join a Growing Network of Urban Centers Preparing to Respond Better to 21st Century Challenges.
- 100 Resilient Cities President Michael Berkowitz answered an insightful session of questions about the 2014 Challenge, presented here in Arabic, Mandarin, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
- 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered By The Rockefeller Foundation, Announces Opening Of The 2014 100 Resilient Cities Challenge: Cities Worldwide Invited To Apply
- Los Angeles' new CRO will help the city grow stronger, ready for the next disaster and better for its citizens at all times.
- The first Guardian Cities global brand survey has thrown up a surprise winner, plenty of surprise losers and some interesting ones to watch. Here's the breakdown.
- A look at Jacksonville, one of the 32 selected cities of 100 Resilient Cities, and how it's building resilience.
- Last month, leaders from local agencies and organizations from New Orleans gathered for a two-day resilience workshop, the first step in building a city that can emerge stronger from future disasters.
- Economic empowerment not only increases a woman's individual and family prosperity but also the prosperity of their home cities.
- Are the Olympics an opportunity for long-term infrastructure resilience for the host cities?
- How philanthropy can drive change and progress.
- Mayors From 3 Continents Bring Unique Perspectives to New York Innovation Forum