Improving the individual systems that make up a city will increase the resilience of the city overall. Resilient systems withstand, respond to, and adapt more readily to shocks and stresses to emerge stronger after tough times, and live better in good times.
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using past experience to inform future decisions |
recognizing alternative ways to use resources |
prioritize broad consultation to create a sense of shared ownership in decision making |
bring together a range of distinct systems and institutions |
well-conceived, constructed, and managed systems |
spare capacity purposively created to accommodate disruption |
willingness and ability adopt alternative strategies in response to changing circumstances |
