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Tag Archives: resilience
Snippets from the RGS 2016 Conference on Nexus Thinking
By Renard Teipelke Each year the Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers holds its Annual International Conference. For this year, they chose “Nexus Thinking” as the conference theme. And as always, there was no lack of critical inputs and new … Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, critical geography, financialization, food security, geography, Global South, Jackson, Jamaica, journal, London, Massy, neoliberalism, nexus, public space, research, resilience, RGS, Roy, South Africa, Stirling, WEF
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Key Messages from the ICLEI Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Forum in Melaka, Malaysia, March 2016
By Renard Teipelke The following are a couple of key messages and interesting thoughts from the ICLEI Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Forum, held in Melaka, Malaysia, 2-4 March 2016. On capacities and partnership: There will always be trade-offs for convincing actors … Continue reading
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Tagged agreement, Asia, budget, Conference, disaster, forum, ICLEI, institution, local government, management, MDGs, monitoring, Pacific, planning, resilience, SDGs, UN, urban planning, vision, youth
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Optimism in Crisis: Necessary? Useful? Honest?
By Renard Teipelke The defining features in Caracas, Detroit, and Metro Manila are different. But no matter if it concerns crime, bankruptcy, or disaster risks, the defining features are strongly related to urban crises. While some cities enjoy a status … Continue reading
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Tagged catastrophe, climate change, crisis, disaster, flood, international development, resilience, urban development, visioning, vulnerability
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A Sense of Scale – Part II
By Renard Teipelke At the end of last year, my ‘scale’ perspective and understanding was challenged when I moved to the gigantic metropolitan area of Manila in the Philippines (article here). Earlier this year (2014) I have been challenged again … Continue reading
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Tagged density, Green City, ICT, infrastructure, Lao, Manila, Philippines, public amenities, resilience, scale, small town, urban development, urban growth, urban planning, Vientiane
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Disasters, Statistical Data, and Human Lives
By Renard Teipelke More than 6,000 people dead, more than 4 million people displaced, more than 12 million people affected: In the early days of November 2013, the central parts of the Philippines were hit by a tropical cyclone, which … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, data, disaster, emergency, Haiyan, housing, livelihood, Philippines, Place Management, reconstruction, recovery, resilience, shelter, spatial planning, statistics, typhoon, Yolanda
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Again Disastrous Floods – Expectations, Probabilities, and Common Sense
by Renard Teipelke The Resilient Cities Congress in Bonn on the first weekend of June 2013 was thought of as an event where climate change, natural hazards, and urban resilience are discussed – most often with case studies from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Czech Republic, flood, floodplain, futuring, Germany, hazard, land use planning, no-regrets, resilience, resilient, risk, statistics, urban foresight
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Towns in Transition and Resilient Innovations as Response
by Valentin Schipfer When my flat mate, an architect, came back from one of his field trips from Great Britain last week, he seemed kind of enlightened. Some minutes later his story has also infected me. Together with his colleagues … Continue reading
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Tagged community-based, foodlink totnes, Naresh Giangrande, resilience, responsible fish restaurant, rob hopkins, sustainability, sustainable city, the Transition Companion, Totnes Renewable Energy Society Ltd, transition, Transition Network, Transition Streets, transition town, transtition homes trust
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