Bridging the Gap The Measure of Urban Resilience

• Other Authors: Brunetta, Grazia (Editor), Faggian, Alessandra (Editor), Caldarice, Ombretta (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Economics, finance, business & management; urban resilience; spatial planning; vulnerability; measuring; mapping; decision-making; multi-risk; flood; fire; indicators; regional resilience; adaptive capacity; sectoral industry composition; urban vs. inner areas; green infrastructure; resilience; sustainability; social-ecological indicators; indicator; monitoring; climate change; climate adaptation; n/a; dynamic models; decision making; scenario planning; energetic resilience; solar radiation; geographic information system; land use planning; urban regulation; urban energy resilience; buildings energy balance; urban hourly model; residential buildings; urban variables; place-based analysis; community resilience; systematic overview; resilience modelling; knowledge representation; resilience assessment; information visualisation; walkability; walkability measure; quantitative; qualitative and mixed models and methods; urban planning; public space; shift-share analysis; employment dynamics; sector composition; metro-regions
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The concept of resilience has arisen as a "new way of thinking", becoming a response to both the causes and effects of ongoing global challenges. As it strongly stresses cities' transformative potential, resilience's final purpose is to prevent and manage unforeseen events and im...