(33 Cities Chosen From) More Than 1,000 Registrations And Nearly 400 Formal Applications From Cities
(33 cities chosen from) more than 1,000 registrations and nearly 400 formal applications from cities around the world. Each city was asked to present a clear and compelling description of how they are approaching and planning for resilience to decrease vulnerabilities, and after careful review of the applications, a panel of esteemed judges, including former presidents Bill Clinton and Olosegun Obasanjo, recommended the first set of 33 cities for the 100 Resilient Cities Network.
It wasn’t easy to choose only 33 – we had so many passionate, vibrant entries. Among the winners: One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world wrote of the city’s history withstanding shocks for the past eight millennia. One African city wrote of a resilience plan as harmonizing climate change adaptation, biodiversity, planning and management and water security. And a city in South America finds itself dealing with landslides and forest fires, all while sitting in the shadow of a volcano.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Europe
Bristol (UK) Glasgow (UK) Rome (Italy) Rotterdam (Netherlands) Vejle (DK)
Links to the rest of the cities, here. What’s surprised me most was Oakland, California(!) made the final cut. Also, Bill Clinton and Olosegun Obasanjo were on the panel. Bizarre stuff.
More Posts from Jbheffernan and Others
Bears, wolves, lynx and wolverines are flourishing in Europe, largely in humanized landscapes and not in parks. Can North America learn from the “coexistence model” that characterizes the continent’s approach to conserving big carnivores?
Heading out for a cycle around Cumbrae (at Millport)
Swam with Stacey from Rosneath Slip (1st slip) bang on high tide. There was a south east breeze creating a reasonable swell. Swam to the yellow pole and then back towards the beach. Stacey exited the water at Rosneath Slip (1200m 42m) and I continued to the Boat Club (1675m 53:33) Water Temperature 13.5 degC #esplanade #inverclyde #greenock #rwsabc #openwaterswimming (at Royal West of Scotland Amateur Boat Club)
Lovely day - very calm 2 hours before high tide. I did a non wetsuit swim on my own. 675m in 18:24 water temperature 8.6 degC #inverclyde #rwsabc #openwaterswimming #greenock #scotland #theesplanade #clouds (at The Royal West of Scotland Boat Club)
Tonight was the first night of Open Water Swimming at RWSABC. A beautiful evening with sun, clear sky and no wind. We swam in the direction of the Battery Park. The tide was coming in so it was a hard swim out (35 min) but fast (15 min) coming back.😊
Yum Yum Helen's made pumpkin pie 😊
A swim today with Colin and David along The Esplanade in a wetsuit. Swan just over 2km in 57 minutes. Water temperature 9.6 degC. This wetsuit swim was different o my more usual non wetsuit swims. The non wetsuit swims are more exhilirating. A wetsuit swim, because it takes longer, is more meditative and aerobic. Both are nice but in different ways. (at Royal West Amateur Boat Club, Greenock)
I was down at the Boat Club today. David Jenkins and I did a 500m swim in around 16 minutes without wetsuit. Water temperature 9 degC. Highish tide going out. After our swim I needed to get more steps. These birds were sitting on The Esplanade railing across from the Old West Kirk. (at Greenock Esplanade)
-
feed-well liked this · 10 years ago -
ecologiesofeutopia reblogged this · 10 years ago -
humansettlements reblogged this · 11 years ago -
freedomforeverybody118 liked this · 11 years ago -
fireofspring liked this · 11 years ago -
dougcmatthews reblogged this · 11 years ago -
climate-changing liked this · 11 years ago -
uno-chart reblogged this · 11 years ago -
catherinejean-blog liked this · 11 years ago -
liberalwithguts reblogged this · 11 years ago -
liberalwithguts liked this · 11 years ago
-
jbheffernan reblogged this · 11 years ago -
gcrush-blog liked this · 11 years ago -
maryiswritingforever-blog liked this · 11 years ago -
sproutingmolecule-blog reblogged this · 11 years ago -
sproutingmolecule-blog liked this · 11 years ago
-
dougcmatthews liked this · 11 years ago
-
coconutmaplefigandpaperclips liked this · 11 years ago -
worldcurious12 reblogged this · 11 years ago -
djanibou40-blog liked this · 11 years ago -
missense-and-nonsense-blog liked this · 11 years ago
This is a blog where I can write those things that interest me, including but not limited to, Nuclear Power, Climate Change, Engineering, Open Water Swimming and Economics.
75 posts