Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning: Theoretical and Empirical Insights (Lecture Notes in Energy Book 65)

"This book explores key theoretical and empirical issues related to the development and implementation of planning strategies that can provide guidance on the transition to climate-compatible and low-carbon urban development. It especially focuses on integrating resilience thinking into the urban planning process, and explains how such an integration can contribute to reflecting the dynamic properties of cities and coping with the uncertainties inherent in future climate change projections. Some of the main questions addressed are: What are the innovative methods and processes needed to incorporate resilience thinking into urban planning? What are the characteristics of a resilient urban form and what are the challenges associated with integrating them into urban development? Also, how can the resilience of cities be measured and what are the main constituents of an urban resilience assessment framework? In addition to addressing these crucial questions, the book features several case studies from around the world, investigating methodologies, challenges, and opportunities for mainstreaming climate resilience in the theory and practice of urban planning. Featuring contributions by prominent researchers from around the world, the book offers a valuable resource for students, academics and practitioners alike."--Page 4 of cover Front Matter ....Pages i-x Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning (Ayyoob Sharifi, Yoshiki Yamagata)....Pages 3-27 Resilience Matrix for Comprehensive Urban Resilience Planning (Cate Fox-Lent, Igor Linkov)....Pages 29-47 Urban Informality and Planning: Challenges to Mainstreaming Resilience in Indian Cities (Minal Pathak, Darshini Mahadevia)....Pages 49-66 Designing a ‘Fit-for-Purpose’ Approach to Tracking Progress on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience: Learning from Local Governments in Australia (Susie Moloney, Heather McClaren)....Pages 67-90 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 European Municipalities Engaging in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Networks: Examining the Case of the Covenant of Mayors (Wolfgang Haupt)....Pages 93-110 Barcelona Experience in Resilience: An Integrated Governance Model for Operationalizing Urban Resilience (Lorenzo Chelleri)....Pages 111-127 Resilience Concepts and Planning Realities: How Quy Nhon Is Becoming a Resilient City by Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Master Plans? (Jiwnath Ghimire, Kim Chi Vu, Hang Nguyen Thi Thuy)....Pages 129-146 When a Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Fails in the Implementation Stage: Eroding Community Resilience and Traditional Architecture in Iranian Villages (Boshra Khoshnevis, Lorenzo Chelleri)....Pages 147-164 Front Matter ....Pages 165-165 Resilient Urban Form: A Conceptual Framework (Ayyoob Sharifi, Yoshiki Yamagata)....Pages 167-179 Prospects for Urban Morphology in Resilience Assessment (Paul Stangl)....Pages 181-193 Is Connectivity a Desirable Property in Urban Resilience Assessments? (Marta Olazabal, Lorenzo Chelleri, Ayyoob Sharifi)....Pages 195-211 Spatially Explicit Land-Use Modelling for Assessing Climate-Resilient Sustainable Urban Forms (Yoshiki Yamagata, Daisuke Murakami)....Pages 213-228