The underground’s image is negatively related to darkness and discomfort. It triggers concerns and claustrophobic fears. It has been left over during centuries in favor… Read More »Is the sky the limit? Not any longer…
Centuries of earthquakes, typhoons, wars and fires. But a flourishing Tokyo which, undoubtedly, is a success story, at least seen from the economical perspective. Facing… Read More »The Japanese paradox.
The way a resilient space may reach its state of balance is thoroughly described in the literature. Whether referring to the very first assumptions of… Read More »From government to governance: a dilemma for urban resilience
By nature, urban resilience leads to ephemerality. What has been built should possibly be undone as no one can predict what our future will be.… Read More »The ephemerality of urban resilience.
The need to protect the so-called “tangible form” of our cultural heritage, such as historical monuments, has been recalled by notorious institutions (UNESCO 1972 General… Read More »When Urban Resilience deals with our cultural heritage.
The question can surprise but it is not just semantics. The difference between fragility and vulnerability has been thoroughly discussed and it goes without saying… Read More »Are cities fragile or vulnerable?
Earthquakes are devastating at different levels. They impact the cities, the organizations and the persons. Though short in duration, they may destroy not only infrastructures… Read More »Can urban resilience cope with earthquakes?
In a sense, the ever growing number of urban resilience definitions is symptomatic of a conceptual drift that goes beyond expert sensitivities. Established centralized institutions… Read More »Should Urban Resilience reject Finance?
Architecture is facing a dilemma: urban buildings are aimed to last. Our society celebrates “architects-stars” who leave their marks in the urban grid. The cultural… Read More »Was Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann (1809-1891) the founding father of engineering resilience?
In 2017, seventeen renowned experts gathered together to brainstorm about the expected conditions to develop urban planning into a large-scale and transformative tool (1). The… Read More »Is urban planning the right tool to improve Urban Resilience?
