Resilient Cities
An Urban Energy Atlas and Engineering Model for Resilient Cities
... With this engineering model, it is also possible to modify the input parameters and evaluate how energy consumption changes according to such energy related-variables as the building efficiency level and system ...
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The role of geotechnical engineering in sustainable and resilient cities
... and resilient cities and developments geological and geotechnical studies with respect to the possibility of landslide should be in hands for site ...
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Resilient cities, a key solution to safeguard the environment
... there is still a long way to go in other important issues such as optimized utilization of water and energy re- sources. Albeit, the overall resilience status of District 14 has increased during the past 5 years. It ...
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Analyzing resilience of urban networks: a preliminary step towards more flood resilient cities
... Concerning flood hazards, resilience concepts are com- prised of individual preventive and emergency measures at building scale and a land use policy to adapt building ac- tivities to floods (Pasche and Geisler, 2005). ...
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Empowering local governments to make disaster resilient cities
... making cities resilient, several incidents have been reported on the inadequate contribution of local governments in taking the lead role of disaster risk reduction ...making cities resilient ...
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Resilience Strategy Update from 100 Resilient Cities
... • Objective: Dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. 100RC supports the adoption and ...
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New Construction for Resilient Cities: The Argument for Sustainable Low Damage Precast/Prestressed Concrete Building Structures in the 21st Century
... Abstract. Thoughtfully chosen, properly designed new construction can signicantly improve both the resilience to natural and man-induced disasters and the long-term sustain- ability of modern urban environments in the ...
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Improved multi-camera smart traffic surveillance system for resilient cities
... Abstract. In this paper, intelligent trac surveillance system as an important part of a smart resilient city is reviewed. The smart trac control system is very important in improving the lifestyle by decreasing ...
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Carolina Planning Vol. 34: Resilient Cities
... The North Carolina cities represented by the following articles range from Edenton in the northeastern corner of the state to Asheville in the western Blue Ridge Mountains. They range in size from the town of ...
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Coping with Natural Disasters in Japanese Urban Planning: How to Build Disaster Resilient Cities?
... Striving for Better Disaster Prevention in the Belt of Densely Built-up Wooden Houses in Tôkyô.. Designated Priority Improvement District No.[r] ...
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Student Seminar Building climate resilient cities: Exploring theories, practices and prospects Feb 2015
... water plant from sea Width/section details of drainage in vulnerable areas Network details (Maps, Area) waste water treatment plant Geographic location, elevation, position of[r] ...
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Integrated Solutions for a Circular Economy and Resilient Cities
... of cities around the world are located in low-lying river ...These cities face a wide range of challenges such as the need to ensure the availability of sufficient fresh water of good quality, the need to ...
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Resilient Governance for Resilient Cities – Assessing the Governance Context for Green Infrastructure Implementation in Hoboken
... mid-sized cities, such as Hoboken (Chatterjee, ...that cities like New York, New Orleans or Charleston face as well and that more and more cities across the globe will be facing in the future in the ...
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Empowering local governments to make a disaster resilient built environment within Sri Lankan Cities
... Sri Lanka was severely affected by the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 and also by heavy floods at various occasions. The Joint Report of the Government of Sri Lanka and Development Partners, issued in December 2005, ...
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Empowering Local Governments in Making Cities Resilient To Disasters: Case Study as a Research Strategy
... make cities resilient to disasters within the context of built ...to resilient cities and the ways of empowering local governments does not have a pre determined nature and a structure and the ...
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A Resilient Multi-factor Framework for Low Carbon Cities: An International Perspective
... The concept of resilient cities was first proposed by renowned ecologist Holling in 1973 [7]. In view of the impact of carbon emissions on sustainable development, researchers have explored the ...
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Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities: A Conceptual Framework
... Abstract. Cities are complex and dynamic meta-systems in which technological and social components interact with each ...threaten cities; thus, planning for resilience in the face of urban disaster is ...
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Resilient geotechnical asset management
... 100 Cities Challenge; the annual ICLEI Global Forum on Resilient Cities and Global Collaboration on Urban Resilience, which includes global bodies such as United Nations and World Bank; and the C40 ...
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Are moorland invertebrates resilient to fire?
... Fire management in protected areas requires an understanding of the consequences of fire regimes. Invertebrates are a key component of biological communities, but studies of fire impacts on diverse invertebrate ...
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Resilient coping in the general population: standardization of the brief resilient coping scale (BRCS)
... The Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) is a 4-item measure designed to capture tendencies to cope with stress in a highly adaptive manner [7]. The BRCS has adequate in- ternal consistency (r = .76) and ...
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