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Irene, Sandy, Andrea, Arthur, Bill, Bonnie, Matthew, Cindy, Jose, Maria, Philippe, Gordon, Michael. Thirteen names for thirteen cyclones during the past decade amongst a list… Read More »Is NYC retreat inevitable?

A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire impacting a bush area. But as shown by the Australian tragedy, this definition could well be applied to urban… Read More »Do cities learn from getting burned?

To the question “Is San Francisco ready for the next quake?” you will find city officials saying yes (1) and experts saying no (2). On… Read More »Feeling Sorry for SF.

Climate change and regular heatwaves enhance the need for urban planning strategies to rebalance grey infrastructures with green “systems”. Urban citizens applaud the idea. Canopies… Read More »How green is urban resilience?

When Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), better known as Canaletto, painted the Canareggio canal of Venice, could he guess that he would contribute, three centuries later,… Read More »Venice: the failure of resilience.

Is there any chance to escape urban data? The answer is simply no. Why? Because we are the data. We consume data, we create data,… Read More »Smart city.

By nature, urban resilience leads to ephemerality. What has been built should possibly be undone as no one can predict what our future will be.… Read More »The ephemerality of urban resilience.

The need to protect the so-called “tangible form” of our cultural heritage, such as historical monuments, has been recalled by notorious institutions (UNESCO 1972 General… Read More »When Urban Resilience deals with our cultural heritage.

Earthquakes are devastating at different levels. They impact the cities, the organizations and the persons. Though short in duration, they may destroy not only infrastructures… Read More »Can urban resilience cope with earthquakes?