Following a Step by Step Development of a Resilience Action Plan

Maria Adriana Cardoso, Maria João Telhado, Maria do Céu Almeida, Rita Salgado Brito, Cristina Pereira, João Barreiro and Marco Morais
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Maria Adriana Cardoso: Urban Water Unit, National Civil Engineering Laboratory, LNEC, Av. Brasil 101, 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal
Maria João Telhado: Lisbon City Council, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, CML, Praça José Queirós, n.°1–3° piso—Fração 5, 1800-237 Lisbon, Portugal
Maria do Céu Almeida: Urban Water Unit, National Civil Engineering Laboratory, LNEC, Av. Brasil 101, 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal
Rita Salgado Brito: Urban Water Unit, National Civil Engineering Laboratory, LNEC, Av. Brasil 101, 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal
Cristina Pereira: Urban Water Unit, National Civil Engineering Laboratory, LNEC, Av. Brasil 101, 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal
João Barreiro: CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Marco Morais: Lisbon City Council, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, CML, Praça José Queirós, n.°1–3° piso—Fração 5, 1800-237 Lisbon, Portugal

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-22

Abstract: According to the United Nations, by 2030, 60% of the world’s population will live in cities, and 70% by 2050. Both consolidated and fast urbanizing areas face diverse acute shocks from natural disasters and long-term stresses, such as the effects of climate change. Therefore, there is a need for cities to implement plans for increasing resilience and improving preparedness to cope with both acute shocks and long-term stresses. Development of resilience action plans (RAP) constitutes an important process for the cities to plan their resilience enhancement in the long, medium, and short terms. These are key tools for the city, considering the associated complexity, uncertainties, data scarcity, interdependencies among urban services provided in the city, as well as involved stakeholders. Herein, a framework is presented to support city resilience action planning related to climate change through a multisector approach. The framework was applied step by step to three cities—Barcelona, Bristol, and Lisbon—and their RAPs to climate change provide roadmaps for resilience, having the urban water cycle as the core. In these plans, urban services are included, given their interactions and contributions to city’s resilience. Addressed services are water supply, wastewater, storm water, waste, electric energy, and mobility.

Keywords: approach; climate change; action plan; resilience; innovation; capacity building; communication; data-sharing; city; urban services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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