2015 00a - tackling resilience at a regional level

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City DirectorsBristol Futures

Tackling resilience at a local level -

a view from Bristol

Tackling “resilience” at a regional level

Sarah ToyStrategic Resilience Officer

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City DirectorsBristol Futures

Rockefeller 100 Resilient CitiesWhat is this initiative?

A five year $100 million programme helping 100 selected cities around the world to become more resilient to physical, social and economic shocks and stresses across the city system

URBAN RESILIENCEIs the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience.

Milan, Italy

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City DirectorsBristol Futures

People want to talk about flourishing not resilience

A tool to look at a city’s resilience through the lens

of:

• 4 systems• 12 factors

• 48 sub-factors

Rockefeller City Resilience Framework

Qualities of resilient systems

REFLECTIVE

RESOURCEFUL

ROBUST

REDUNDANT

FLEXIBLE

INCLUSIVE

INTEGRATED

Able to Learn

Can Easily Repurpose Resources

Limits Spread of

Failure

Has Backup Capacity

Has Alternative Strategies

Systems Work Together

Broad Consultation & Communication

Resilient systems exhibit certain qualities that enable them to withstand, respond, and adapt more readily to

shocks and stresses.

Resilience scales or “holarchy”

Knowledge People

Place Organisation

Change of leadership

Disease epidemic

FloodingCivil

disorder

Knowledge People

Place Organisation

Devolution

Skills gap for future job

market

Inadequate public transport

options

Poor airquality

Healthinequalities

Fragile food supply chain

Hate crimeLack of local facilities

Social isolation

Knowledge People

Place Organisation

Devolution

Skills gap for future job

market

Inadequate public transport

options

Poor airquality

Healthinequalities

Fragile food supply chain

Hate crimeLack of local facilities

Social isolation