5 must-do’s on urban resilience in a time of Covid
Dr Bruce Chong, specialist in smart and resilient city planning and implementation, shares his reflections on urban resilience under the COVID-19 pandemic in this perspective from East Asia.
Disaster v crisis? How the nature of the Covid-19 crisis affects our response.
How should we respond to a disaster or crisis such as Covid-19, the Australian bushfires or the floods in Indonesia? Jo da Silva, Resilience Shift Board member, reflects on what we mean by disaster and crisis, and how our understanding of the type of event should inform our response.
From field to fork – global food supply and its dependence on resilient infrastructure
The global supply of food is an incredibly complex system, involving multiple actors and a diverse value chain from production through to consumption. Every part of the chain is dependent on infrastructure systems. We share six principles for enhancing the resilience of food transportation systems from our contribution to Cereal Foods World.
Keeping us connected – data centres as critical infrastructures
Data centres power digital societies and enable our connected lives – something that the Covid-19 crisis has recently highlighted. In the spirit of World Backup Day (31 March), Dr Alexander Taylor, University of Cambridge, introduces us to a sector that is often overlooked in discussions about critical infrastructure resilience: the data centre industry.
Podcast interview shines the light on infrastructure resilience
Our Technical Director, Dr Juliet Mian was interviewed by CIHT for their series of CIHT podcasts on infrastructure resilience. This episode is relevant to today’s global events as the world looks to respond to, and be resilient to, Covid 19, the global pandemic.
Bridging the infrastructure gap
“We know that there is a massive gap in terms of the infrastructure the world needs, We also need to transform our society to make it carbon neutral. But here’s the silver lining, because this gap is so large, and is yet to be addressed, it represents a massive societal opportunity”
5 must-do’s on #urban #resilience in a time of #covid19 Dr. Bruce Chong, specialist in #smart and #resilient #city #planning, shares his reflections on urban resilience under COVID-19 in this #perspective from #EastAsia. @ArupGroup https://lnkd.in/gkQ-hJP
Make sure you register on time for this on-line workshop. Responses have been overwhelming. Happy to feed the sector with expertise during these tricky times! #roads #infrastructure #sustainability #resilience #wearetransport https://twitter.com/irfgtkp/status/1247103047026737152
"If we get it right, the response to COVID-19 may not only minimize pain and suffering now, but can also build the foundation for a greener, safer, and more prosperous future". https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/thinking-ahead-sustainable-recovery-covid-19-coronavirus?CID=CCG_TT_climatechange_EN_EXT/?cid=EXT_WBBlogTweetableShare_D_EXT via @WBG_Climate
Jo da Silva, in the @diplocourier how the nature of the #covid19 #crisis affects our response. What do we mean by ‘crisis’ and how can that inform and shape our #resilience and our #response—whether as individuals, communities, companies, or government?https://lnkd.in/e9qG5De
