Cities continue to grow and evolve, and as they do, they face an increasing  list of risks and threats. Resources are scarcer, competition for investment greater, and the pace of change is faster. Pandemics, climate change, AI, migration, infrastructure deficits and increasing inequity, pose increasing threats to the urban living.

Ten years ago, we published the first City Resilience Framework, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation. It provided a new way to help leaders, across the public and private sector, to identify and respond to the risks and uncertainties they faced. 

In the decade that has followed, the concept of resilience has become more familiar across society and culture; but given its complexity, taking action to achieve it remains as challenging a task as ever.

Informed by the experiences of cities as they engaged with resilience over the last ten years, via our partners and Chief Resilience Officers in the Resilient Cities Network, we have updated the City Resilience Framework (CRF’24) to help cities accelerate action.

Our goal with this new edition is to provide a more accessible tool, one that will help a wider cohort of leaders, planners and investors to embrace collaborative and coordinated action on the resilience priorities their cities face. 

CRF’24 now empowers improvements at city, neighbourhood or precinct levels, including masterplans for new developments and urban regeneration. It helps to pose the right questions, to identify the right priorities, and achieve coordinated action across departments and stakeholders.

City Resilience Framework
City Resilience Framework
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