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?
J. Leroy & Al. in an article published on the Katrina floods of New Orleans, explain how social links and community culture helped the Vietnamese… Read More »How resilient is a community?
This work addresses the issue of the relation between urban resilience and sustainability. Many authors have recalled how both concepts relate one to each other.… Read More »Is urban resilience sustainable ?
Using images to underline the problematics linking people, their daily lives, their culture, their expectations and their urban environment, is a huge temptation to move… Read More »Vulnerable or resilient ?