Conference Reports by P. Janudianto
Expert Working Group Meeting on Advancing Urban Resilience in the Face of Environmental Change, Apr 2013
Asian cities are often cited as being particularly susceptible to extreme events, shifting weathe... more Asian cities are often cited as being particularly susceptible to extreme events, shifting weather patterns and environmental decline. They are the economic and social hubs of the region’s developing countries, yet are highly exposed to risks that can weaken and damage critical urban systems and undermine progress on development goals.
Despite the risks, urbanisation is increasingly occurring along rivers, coastal and low-lying zones and on major seismic fault lines. These zones can exacerbate socioeconomic gaps, income inequities and differential access to services by pushing the most vulnerable into marginal and risky environments. Systemic and institutional weaknesses – such as poor urban governance, deficient urban planning, fragile public healthcare
systems and rising urban poverty – further compromise environmental resilience in many of the region’s major cities.
While there are frameworks for integrating physical and social resilience, gaps remain in theory, practice and policy that at times reveal difficult trade-offs. For example, investments in infrastructure resilience on one hand may increase social vulnerabilities on the other. Conflicts can arise between different resilience measures and approaches, as well as over how short- and long-term interests should be prioritised and competing interests reconciled.....
Papers by P. Janudianto
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Conference Reports by P. Janudianto
Despite the risks, urbanisation is increasingly occurring along rivers, coastal and low-lying zones and on major seismic fault lines. These zones can exacerbate socioeconomic gaps, income inequities and differential access to services by pushing the most vulnerable into marginal and risky environments. Systemic and institutional weaknesses – such as poor urban governance, deficient urban planning, fragile public healthcare
systems and rising urban poverty – further compromise environmental resilience in many of the region’s major cities.
While there are frameworks for integrating physical and social resilience, gaps remain in theory, practice and policy that at times reveal difficult trade-offs. For example, investments in infrastructure resilience on one hand may increase social vulnerabilities on the other. Conflicts can arise between different resilience measures and approaches, as well as over how short- and long-term interests should be prioritised and competing interests reconciled.....
Papers by P. Janudianto
Despite the risks, urbanisation is increasingly occurring along rivers, coastal and low-lying zones and on major seismic fault lines. These zones can exacerbate socioeconomic gaps, income inequities and differential access to services by pushing the most vulnerable into marginal and risky environments. Systemic and institutional weaknesses – such as poor urban governance, deficient urban planning, fragile public healthcare
systems and rising urban poverty – further compromise environmental resilience in many of the region’s major cities.
While there are frameworks for integrating physical and social resilience, gaps remain in theory, practice and policy that at times reveal difficult trade-offs. For example, investments in infrastructure resilience on one hand may increase social vulnerabilities on the other. Conflicts can arise between different resilience measures and approaches, as well as over how short- and long-term interests should be prioritised and competing interests reconciled.....