Critically discussing different perspectives, innovations and approaches, this book looks at how digital technology and new strategies can be used to build stronger city resilience in a time of dramatic climate change. The authors assess Sustainable Development Goal 9 for Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and identify three key areas that impact urban resilience, namely policy, technology and wellbeing.
Looking to the future, chapters address the most common and intractable challenges in the field and suggest practical solutions, emphasising global governance, digital innovation and a human-centered orientation toward safety, well-being and equity. Authors analyse a wide range of case studies on national hazards including cooling strategies for tackling urban heat in Singapore, enhanced wildfire management in Canada and the United States and Sponge City design in China.
Resilient Cities under Global Climate Change is a valuable reference point for students and scholars of urban and regional studies, human geography and city planning. Its practical guidance and focus on actionable solutions benefit practitioners and policymakers in city planning and management.
Arvustused
I recommend this book without hesitation. It offers conceptual clarity, a strong balance between methods and practice, and carefully selected case studies across regions and development contexts. Its engagement with recent advances, including AI, strengthens its relevance for research students, scholars, and practitioners alike. -- Helen Bao, University of Cambridge, UK
Contents
1 Resilient cities under global climate change: overview and
principles 1
Wei Lyu, Junqing Tang, Qiuchen Lu, Pengjun Zhao, Ioannis
Brilakis and Tim Broyd
2 Global climate changes: disasters and impacts 18
Lingzhi Ye and Junqing Tang
3 Strategy and assessment approaches of resilient cities 45
Zijing Zhang and Junqing Tang
4 Policy of global resilient cities development 63
Duo Ma and Long Chen
5 Digital innovation and technologies development for resilient
cities 85
Jiayi Yan, Ya Wen, Xifan (Jeff) Chen and Qiuchen Lu
6 Safety and well-being of resilient cities development 113
Zhigang Zhao and Junqing Tang
7 Resilient London transportation systems under flooding 135
Xuhui Lin, Qiuchen Lu, Neil Gunn and Simon Sølvsten
8 Cooling strategies for tackling urban heat in Singapore 146
Mingxun Cai, Junqing Tang and Wei Lyu
9 Enhanced wildfire management in Canada and the United
States 170
Shufan Zhang and Junqing Tang
10 Sponge city practice in China 200
Qianli Ma and Junqing Tang
11 Japans comprehensive efforts to mitigate damage from
earthquake hazards 221
Zengjun Guo and Junqing Tang
12 Future development of resilient cities 244
Lingzhi Ye, Junqing Tang, Qiuchen Lu, Pengjun Zhao and
Ioannis Brilakis
Junqing Tang, Assistant Professor in Urban Resilience and Sustainability, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University, China, Qiuchen Lu, Professor in Digital Built Asset and Facility Management, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, UK, Pengjun Zhao, Professor, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University, China, Ioannis Brilakis, Laing O'Rourke Professor of Civil and Information Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK, Tim Broyd, Professor of Built Environment Foresight, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, UK and Long Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
