This book discusses what it means for cities to work toward and achieve
resilience in the face of climate change. The content takes an urban
planning perspective with a water-related focus, exploring the continued
global and local efforts in improving disaster risk management within
the water sphere. Chapters examine four cities in the US and Germany -
San Francisco, San Diego, Solingen and Wuppertal - as the core case
studies of the discussion. The chapters for each case delve into the
current status of the cities and issues resilience must overcome, and
then explore solutions and key takeaways learned from the implementation
of various resilience approaches. The book concludes with a summary of
cross-cutting themes, best-practice examples and a reflection on the
relevance of the approaches to cases in the wider developing world.
This book engages both practitioners and scientific audiences alike,
particularly those interested in issues addressed by the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, the recent Water Action Decade 2018-2028 and
the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities.