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An Overview of 100 Resilient Cities Network—The Case of Amman
Amman was chosen to join the 100 Resilient Cities Network (100RC) in December 2014 to design and implement an urban resilience strategy that was announced three years later to assist strengthen the city and improve people’s quality of life. This paper discusses what urban resilience means, introduces the 100 Resilient Cities Network and its contribution to the case of Amman to build its first resilient policy and provides an overview of the development and implementation process. The strategy is then analysed using the word frequency method. A web-based questionnaire is also used to get feedback from local experts on the Strategy and some of the difficulties surrounding it. The survey is offered to approximately 200 local professionals, policymakers and academics with a background on the different urban problems in the context of Amman. The results of the questionnaire highlight several key points that may be used to further enhance the emerging “Resilient Amman” initiative. First, in the case of Amman, boosting urban resilience is critical due to the city’s rapid population growth, which intensifies other stresses and shocks. Second, further effort is needed to improve stakeholder engagement in the project by enhancing stakeholder selection criteria in terms of background and specialisation variety. Third, because many local practitioners are unaware of the Amman Resilience Strategy, additional work is needed in terms of participatory procedures and results distribution among stakeholders and the general public in order to increase the project’s influence on the city’s future.
An Overview of 100 Resilient Cities Network—The Case of Amman
Amman was chosen to join the 100 Resilient Cities Network (100RC) in December 2014 to design and implement an urban resilience strategy that was announced three years later to assist strengthen the city and improve people’s quality of life. This paper discusses what urban resilience means, introduces the 100 Resilient Cities Network and its contribution to the case of Amman to build its first resilient policy and provides an overview of the development and implementation process. The strategy is then analysed using the word frequency method. A web-based questionnaire is also used to get feedback from local experts on the Strategy and some of the difficulties surrounding it. The survey is offered to approximately 200 local professionals, policymakers and academics with a background on the different urban problems in the context of Amman. The results of the questionnaire highlight several key points that may be used to further enhance the emerging “Resilient Amman” initiative. First, in the case of Amman, boosting urban resilience is critical due to the city’s rapid population growth, which intensifies other stresses and shocks. Second, further effort is needed to improve stakeholder engagement in the project by enhancing stakeholder selection criteria in terms of background and specialisation variety. Third, because many local practitioners are unaware of the Amman Resilience Strategy, additional work is needed in terms of participatory procedures and results distribution among stakeholders and the general public in order to increase the project’s influence on the city’s future.
An Overview of 100 Resilient Cities Network—The Case of Amman
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Trapani, Ferdinando (editor) / Mohareb, Nabil (editor) / Rosso, Federica (editor) / Kolokotsa, Denia (editor) / Maruthaveeran, Sreetheran (editor) / Ghoneem, Mahmoud (editor) / Shamout, Sameh (author) / Boarin, Paola (author)
Advanced Studies in Efficient Environmental Design and City Planning ; Chapter: 22 ; 267-277
2021-09-25
11 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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