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Urban resilience: two diverging interpretations

Caputo, Silvio, Caserio, Maria, Coles, Richard, Jankovic, Ljubomir, Gaterell, Mark (2015) Urban resilience: two diverging interpretations. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 8 (3). pp. 222-240. ISSN 1754-9175. E-ISSN 1754-9183. (doi:10.1080/17549175.2014.990913") (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:72383)

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Abstract

This paper uses two diverging interpretations of resilience to review and assess current UK policies for urban resilience. Both developed in scientific studies, the first interpretation is based on a mechanistic model of systems that can recover their original state after shocks, and the second is based on an evolutionary model enabling adaptation to disturbances. The literature review demonstrates that at present urban resilience is predominantly associated with the former. By contrast, only few policies and studies are inspired by the latter, although this is better suited to analyse dynamics of urban adaptation and manage cities accordingly. The contribution of this paper to an understanding of urban resilience is therefore twofold. First, an identification of the long-term consequences on the built environment associated with each model is provided, with the mechanical model ultimately hindering adaptation. Second, some approaches to generate effective responses to environmental and societal change are identified. Ultimately, this paper emphasises that the idea of a resilient city is fit for this age characterised by uncertainty, albeit it requires the recognition within planning practice that urban adaptation cannot be attained with current methodologies, and that much can be learned from theories on the resilience of ecosystems."

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/17549175.2014.990913"
Uncontrolled keywords: urban resilience, urban systems, urban adaptability
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > Kent School of Architecture and Planning
Depositing User: Silvio Caputo
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2020 10:38 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 11:02 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/72383 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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