May 9th – May 13th
Lecturer in charge of the module Prof. Lorenzo Chelleri (Int. University of Catalunya, and Urban Resilience Research Net, Barcelona) - LC
Lchelleri@uic.es
Deadline for the single course enrolment: May, 4th
Module Learning Objectives and Skill Acquisition
This module aims at introducing how the emerging concept of urban resilience relates to vulnerability and sustainability science, and how to handle the bridges between multidisciplinary theories on urban resilience and potential implementations. Starting with an alignment among similar and complementary (but sometime conflicting) concepts – as urban vulnerability, resilience and sustainability – the classes wish to discuss with the student how resilience thinking could be applied to and in urban systems. Along the seminars, theory will be complemented by the presentation and exercises on urban and climate resilience assessments, in order to acquire the skills for understanding which should be the design, and governance processes, to effectively implement urban and climate resilience. The final aim of this module is also to contribute to the critical understanding about the role of the societies, groups, communities and individuals within urban resilience, highlighting the complexity beyond trying to implement integrated perspectives, while avoiding maladaptation, or development lock-in. Many case studies will be illustrated, from both developing and global north cities, in order to provide the students with a comprehensive picture about urban resilience thinking and its practices. Also, individual and groups exercises will confer the necessary skills to evaluate and design urban resilience strategies, at the light of the emerging framework of “urban resilience tradeoffs”. Much of the classes will be held by the prof. Chelleri Lorenzo, supported from the resources and network of professors from the Int. Msc. in City Resilience Design and Management. Students will be thus exposed to reading scientific papers, take part in seminars, watching short movies and recorded seminars to be discussed in class, and finally in-class debates also based on students presentations of their short-works.
Detailed Teaching Agenda
Part I: Conceptual Alignment
| Lecture topic | Lecturer | Hours |
| Introduction to resilience thinking and urban resilience – aligning and differentiating urban vulnerability, resilience and sustainability | LC | 3 |
| Resilient Cities vs Urban Resilience: Definitions and Approaches | LC | 3 |
Part II: Climate Plans and Urban Resilience Strategies: From Theory to Implementation
| Lecture topic | Lecturer | Hours |
| Climate plans: structures and overview (Global and European) | LC | 2 |
| Climate plans adaptation/mitigation assessment framework | LC | 4 |
| Urban resilience strategies – 100RC experience | LC | 2 |
| Urban resilience strategies and/or climate plans? exercise and discussion about how to mainstream Urban Resilience Thinking | LC | 4 |
Part III: Community Resilience and Sustainability Transition: Urban Resilience Trade-offs
| Lecture topic | Lecturer | Hours |
| Defining community resilience – maladaptation and sustainability transitions (approaches and case studies) | LC | 4 |
| Exercise – community resilience and innovation governance models | LC | 2 |
| Understanding urban resilience trade-offs | LC | 2 |
| Exercise on urban resilience trade-off and city resilience strategies – case studies discussion | LC | 4 |
ECTS: 3
Hours of lecture: 30