Recent articles have reported on an interesting variety
of solutions, both financial and physical, for enhancing resilience in
susceptible areas of countries Worldwide.
For example, among the five “Bold Initiatives” mentioned in a recent post
by the development company Devex, is the decision by the mayor of the Philippine
city of Catbalogon to create a new city center—a “Sky City”—on land nearly 400
feet above sea level, thereby negating impacts of perennial flooding that plagues the
region.
The city has a Facebook page seeking investors, as well as a slick marketing video. Construction began earlier this year (photo), with initial backing from a South Korean energy
company.
Another timely update, posted on Design.com, describes a variety of
solutions being adopted by (and applied to) informal settlements at risk around
the globe. The best practices seem to
match the most appropriate design and engineering solutions with creative
funding to maximize the benefit for those most affected.
Solutions adapted to smaller, less formal settlements are
establishing benchmark ideas that can be scaled-up to larger, more formal
cities.
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