As part of the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability special issue, the magazine asked experts to provide refreshed definitions of key sustainability concepts. CRCL Managing Director Thaddeus Pawlowski offered this definition:
Resilience has become the dominant paradigm in urban planning and design because it gives a framework to confront the complexity and uncertainty of challenges like climate change, urbanization, and inequality. The concept has become instrumental in fostering collaboration among policymakers, scientists, businesses, community leaders, and others taking action to face these challenges.
Read the full definition on the Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes website.
