Read Smartcities and Eco-Warriors: The Ecological Landscapes for Urban Resilience - C.J. Lim | ePub Online

What makes a city resilient? Cities, rich or poor, are particularly vulnerable, and will increasingly be affected by anomalous climate change, natural catastrophe and urban stresses including chronic food and water shortages, population migration, high unemployment, or endemic violence. The Rockefeller Foundation defined resilience as 'the capacity to bounce back from a