Putting People First Community engagement for creating resilient cities
India Mumbai RESILIENT SYDNEY 3
Barcelona RESILIENT SYDNEY 4
Miami RESILIENT SYDNEY 5
Mexico City RESILIENT SYDNEY 6 www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/20/mexico-
San Juan www.businessinsider.com/how-to-help-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-2017- RESILIENT SYDNEY 7 9/?r=AU&IR=T
Mogadishu RESILIENT SYDNEY 8
Bangkok, Thailand 100 RESILIENT CITIES was created: To help cities respond to the impacts of three worldwide trends: URBANISATION GLOBALISATION CLIMATE CHANGE
100RC partners with cities around the world to help them become more resilient to the social, economic and physical challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.
1,028 applications from 756 cities 100 platform partners 100 cities 6 continents 88 countries 14 time zones
100RC Process Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Research Develop the strategy Action RESILIENT SYDNEY 12
Working with Metropolitan Sydney Steering committee Resilience Ambassadors Working with all levels of government: - Federal & NSW Cities Units, Federal AGs - INSW, OEM, OEH, GSC, MNSW RESILIENT SYDNEY 14
Urban resilience The capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and thrive no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience.
Harmony New Orleans, Kobe, Tamil Nadu RESILIENT SYDNEY 16
100RC City Resilience Framework: The 12 drivers in the City Resilience Framework collectively determine the city s ability to withstand a wide range of shocks and stresses RESILIENT SYDNEY 17
Inequity
Resilience Discovery Areas for Sydney How Sydney Works Adaptive Sydney Identity in Diversity Equity RESILIENT SYDNEY 20
Resilient Sydney Phase II Engagement RESILIENT SYDNEY 21
Why engage? Chief Resilience Officers and other city leaders make planning and investment decisions for city systems; People are the end users of cities and city systems. Engagement is the process by which we discover and design for their needs; and IAP2 core values state people have the right to be involved in the decisions that affect them.
Expert working groups x 4-90 people with expertise, positional authority, ability to influence change - Govt, business, academia, community services, the arts Phase II Jan May 2017 Community workshops x 6-223 residents people impacted by challenges, with an operational capacity for change - Randomly selected for a mix of community views in each district Stakeholder workshops x 4-74 people with expertise & operational capacity for change - Govt, business, academia, community services, the arts 23
Objectives Enable understanding of 100RC, Resilient Sydney & Discovery Area Challenges Build capacity for resilience thinking Develop innovative solutions to our challenges Build connections & collaboration 24
Methodology Diverse participants Consistent information Uniform questions Experiential learning Design thinking Deliberation 25
RESILIENT SYDNEY Stakeholder workshops 26
Community workshops heatwave scenario RESILIENT SYDNEY 27
Key Priorities, all groups Governance reform Climate change Social cohesion Better understanding and preparedness for emergencies RESILIENT SYDNEY 28
Central Orbital train network Innovative work practices to relieve transport pressure Languages in schools West Central Alternative transport options Regional hubs Community food co-ops South Transport links to care Mandate sustainability in buildings Regional employment
West Integrate land use & infrastructure plans Funding renewables Regional hubs North Alternative energy Connected communities Transport hubs South West Funding for renewables Regional development Public health
Evaluation 268 solutions 70% from residents of metropolitan Sydney New connections and collaborations; Feedback from participants showed a sense of legitimacy and trust in Resilient Sydney and 100RC; Diverse, innovative solutions; 70% of all solutions aligned to multiple dimensions in the CRF. 31
Engagement contextualized: 1. Democratic processes; 2. High ethics and standards; 3. Data/insight; and 4. Connection, collaboration, leadership
Resilience Strategy for Sydney Markets & Business, Government, Communities, NGOs People Centred City Lead as One City Live with the Climate Connect with Respect Get Ready 33
Metropolitan Sydney Engagement Network RESILIENT SYDNEY 34
WSROC Turn Down the Heat RESILIENT SYDNEY 35
Community experience of disasters RESILIENT SYDNEY 36
Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders RESILIENT SYDNEY 37
Three rules of resilience: 1. Understand city scale vulnerabilities and community risks; 2. Include those most affected in the decision; and 3. Collaborate manage risk together.
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