Definition of resilience
Resilience is the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner (UNISDR 2011)
What is special about the urban scale and most relevant for planners
Which actions are taken to improve the urban microclimate?
by an positive influence on the energy efficiency with:
kybernetic models, low tech models instead of high tech
new and retrofit equipments
energy sharing
energy networks with renewable elements
Challenges of urban planning
Land use and settlement pattern
density, diversity and mixed use neighborhoods
building culture ( climate-adaptive planning and building, local materials, cultural heritage)
public space
Explain in your own words what the term resilience means?
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