Abstract
This was what ICLEI proposed in 2004 as a concrete follow-up to the partnership launched at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. Unfortunately, the time was not yet ripe. Now the time has come, and most of the actors in the sustainable development field have come to similar conclusions.
How can a city be truly ‘sustainable’ if it lacks the capacity to reduce vulnerability to crisis and to respond creatively to change?
This essential capacity can be described as ‘local resilience’. Therefore, a new agenda must be introduced in the sustainable cities movement. A Sustainable City must be a Resilient City. A Sustainable Community must be a Resilient Community.
Resilient Communities and Cities Partnership Program proposal, ICLEI (2004)
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For the complete definition and related research on the theme of urban resilience, see ICLEI (2011), Towards urban resilience, Briefing Sheet.
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For more information on Resilient Cities 2010, visit www.iclei.org/bonn2010.
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The full text of the 2010 Bonn Declaration of Mayors is available at www.iclei.org/bonn2010.
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For more information on Resilient Cities 2011, check www.iclei.org/bonn2011.
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For the full report, see ICLEI (2011), Financing the Resilient City: A demand driven approach to development, disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation – An ICLEI White Paper, ICLEI Global Report.
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For a detailed description of the Reality Check Workshops, check ICLEI (2011), Resilient Cities 2011: Congress Report, available at http://resilient-cities.iclei.org/fileadmin/sites/resilient-cities/files/Resilient_Cities_2011/RC2011_Congress_report.pdf.
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The full text of the 2011 Bonn Declaration of Mayors is available at www.iclei.org/bonn2011.
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For more information on the carbonn Cities Climate Registry, check www.citiesclimateregistry.org.
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For more information on the campaign, visit www.unisdr.org/campaign.
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Please note that the content of the single submissions does not necessarily reflect the view of the organizer and of the congress.
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ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. (2011). Resilient Cities 2011: Congress Report. Bonn: ICLEI. http://resilient-cities.iclei.org/fileadmin/sites/resilient-cities/files/Resilient_Cities_2011/RC2011_Congress_report.pdf
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Otto-Zimmermann, K., Balbo, A. (2012). The Global Adaptation Community Expands Its Scope. In: Otto-Zimmermann, K. (eds) Resilient Cities 2. Local Sustainability, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4223-9_1
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