Just urban futures? Exploring equity in “100 Resilient Cities”

Joanne Fitzgibbons and Carrie L. Mitchell

World Development, 2019, vol. 122, issue C, 648-659

Abstract: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and associated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) view resilience, sustainability, and social equity as being inherently linked. However, several critical scholars have cautioned that theories of resilience fail to address issues of equity, justice, and power, which potentially puts these goals at odds with one another. To date, we have limited empirical evidence testing these theoretical claims. In 2013, the USA-based Rockefeller Foundation pioneered 100 Resilient Cities (100RC), a network of cities dedicated to building resilience in urban areas. Critical engagement with the outputs and “lessons learned” from this program, particularly around how participating cities operationalize concepts of equity and justice, is important and timely given the scale and influence of this global urban experiment.

Keywords: Urban resilience; Planning; Justice; Social equity; Inclusive cities; Urban experimentation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.06.021

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