RESILIENCE AND THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CITIES Latin American cities and metropolitan regions contribute to climate change and at the same time are vulnerable to their impacts This vulnerability is due to their complex nature but it is also aggravated ID: 490653
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URBAN
RESILIENCE
AND THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ON CITIES
Latin American cities and metropolitan regions contribute to climate change and, at the same time, are vulnerable to their impacts. This vulnerability is due to their complex nature, but it is also aggravated by the absence or poor conditions of urban infrastructure and by the concentration of poor residents in high risk areas.Slide3
URBAN INFRAESTRUCTURAL
RESILIENCE
TO IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IN
COSTAL CITIESThe global and local climate changes can increase the risk of a number of disasters in Brazilian cities, with great social and economic losses. The increase in heavy rainfall may have two main serious consequences: flooding and landslides, particularly in metropolises, such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador and Recife.Slide4
URBAN
RESILIENCE
AND THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ON COASTAL
CITIESThe rise in sea levels may also bring serious economic and human losses for the Brazilian coastal cities and metropolises, particularly in northeastern Brazil. In such areas there are large populations, strategic urban infrastructure, important cultural heritage and very high value real estates, as is the case in the Metropolitan Region of Recife.Slide5
FIELDS OF RESEARCHSlide6
“Resilience
is a process
of bringing together
a set of adaptive capacities
to create a positive trajectory of functioning
and adaptation after a disturbance” (Norris et al., 2008)URBAN RESILIENCE:THE CONCEPTUAL BASIS
"Resilience is the capacity of a system to absorb disturbance and reorganize while undergoing change, so as to still retain essentially the same function, identity and feedbacks.." (Walker et al., 2004)
A resilient city is a sustainable network of physical systems and human communities. Physical systems are the constructed and natural environmental components of the city, such as the built roads, buildings, infrastructure, communications and energy facilities, as well as its waterways, soils, topography, geology, and other natural systems (Godschalk, 2003) Slide7
DIMENSIONS OF
THE URBAN
RESILIENCE Slide8
THE INFRASTRUCTURAL DIMENSIONSlide9
THE COMMUNITY DIMENSIONSlide10
FACTORS
THAT FAVOURS RESILIENCE
AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
Cultural
identity,
incorporating customs, values, idiomatic expressions, dances, songs, etc., that become an inherent part of the group Social humour, the capacity of the group to “see the comedy in the midst of tragedy” Collective honesty – carrying out public functions decently and transparently (OJEDA, 2005AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL Skills, adaptability Resistance to destruction Initiative
Getting on with people
Humour
,
creativity
Morality
Consistent
self-esteem
I have, I am, I canSlide11
THE COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE
“
I
have”
(support) – people I can rely on“I am” (development of intrapsychic strength) – being loved, loving and respecting others – taking responsibility for own actions and confidence in the future “I can” (acquiring interpersonal skills and conflict resolution) – facing problems and finding support from others (Grotberg, 2005):Resilient conduct means preparing for, living with and learning from adverse experiencesNo connection between socioeconomic level and resilience, nor between intelligence and resilience or social class and resilience.
Basis
of Individual Resilience –
Resilient factorsSlide12
THE INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSION