From Risk Barriers to Results: Managing the Social, Political, and Environmental Risks of Urban Infrastructure

Event: Integrated Urban Planning Workshop

From Risk Barriers to Results: Managing the Social, Political, and Environmental Risks of Urban Infrastructure

12 December 2013

Author / Speaker:

Richard Friend, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition - International - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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This presentation, highlighting the use of a resilience perspective, demonstrates how the challenges of urbanization create a new vulnerability context. It also suggests things to take note of when considering the task of building resilience.

Geographical Focus:

Global

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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