Identifying Constraints to Increase the Resilience of Cities: A Case Study of the City of Porto Alegre

da Silva Stefano Gustavo, Lacerda Daniel Pacheco, Veit Douglas Rafael () and Pantaleão Luis Henrique
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da Silva Stefano Gustavo: São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul 93120330, Brazil
Lacerda Daniel Pacheco: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, GMAP|UNISINOS, Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brazil
Veit Douglas Rafael: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, GMAP|UNISINOS Avenida Unisinos, 950, Sao Leopoldo, RS 93022-000, Brazil
Pantaleão Luis Henrique: Prefeitura de Porto Alegre, Departamento Municipal de Água e Esgotos, DMAE, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2017, vol. 14, issue 4, 24

Abstract: This study applies the BRIC – Baseline Resilience Indicator for Communities – as a case study to the city of Porto Alegre. The purpose of quantifying resilience is to allow the identification of the constraints of that city considering its 17 participatory budgeting regions to increase resilience over time. Utilizing five TOC focusing steps is suggested so that the identified constraints may be exploited and “broken” effectively. At the end, three significant constraints were identified, which lead to the conclusion that there is room for improvement in the city and in the adequacy of the tool regarding the proposed case, enabling further research opportunities.

Keywords: BRIC; Porto Alegre; resilience; theory of constraints (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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