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Richard Ashley - "Strengthening Communities and Building Resilience (In The Netherlands and Australia) and Relevance For New Orleans"
Richard Ashley - "Strengthening Communities and Building Resilience (In The Netherlands and Australia) and Relevance For New Orleans"
Richard Ashley
Professor of Urban Water University of Sheffield Visiting Researcher Flood Resilience Group UNESCO IHE Researcher University of Bradford
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RESILIENCE Ability to cope with shocks and restore functionality (and retain identity)
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Resilience to drought and climate change diversity of water sources and enabling infrastructure Climate adaptation resilience to floods and rising sea levels Climate adaptation micro-climate, urban heat island, health impacts Planning neighbourhoods and precincts that are more water sensitive
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IF WE ACCEPT THE VISION OF A WATER SENSITIVE CITY WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS?
Intergenerational
multi-functional (water) infrastructure (embedded) within urban design - reinforcing water sensitive values and behaviours
City layouts and services The dynamic city In Europe there is a much greater need to retrofit our existing property stocks than worry too much about new developments
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sensitivity Land use driven and Resource driven and controlled controlled Acute impacts Chronic impacts?
Water
Resilience
lifestyle Behaviour and expectations - especially of the policy makers and their delivery instruments
Sustainability
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river
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city in the water and water in the city Protect live with plan to escape (build adaptive capacity) DO ALL OF THESE
Australian
coping with water stress and leading the way in building Institutional capacity
Mateness
Doing