Full Description
This edited volume discusses the concept of resilient cities within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Written by an international panel of scholars and experts, the book presents theoretical approaches, identifies risk factors, and suggests policies for building resiliency in a region of the world undergoing rapid urbanization. Chapters cover a diverse range of topics, including innovative concepts and studies in resilient city design, the interaction of social, entrepreneurial, governmental, and ecological transformations in the GCC region, and international best practices for risk reduction. Coupling rigorous economic analysis and practical policy implications, this book will be useful for students and academics of finance, governance, energy and resource economics, and climate change, as well as policymakers, community leaders, and risk reduction professionals.
This is an open access book.
Contents
.- Advancing Cities' Resilience: A Comprehensive Review and Mapping of Research.
.- Systems Level Thinking: Building resilient cities with integrated resiliency analyses.
.- Heat resilience and cooling: a matter of both adaptation and mitigation for the GCC Region.
.- Resilient Urban Transport Systems: The role of Transit Oriented Development in the GCC Cities.
.- Water-Resilient Cities: GCC Strategies and Policy Recommendations.
.- Climate-resilient power system - key considerations for the GCC countries.
.- Proactive Distributed Renewable Energy Resources (DRER) for Powering Tomorrow.
.- Digital Resilience in Smart Cities: A Dynamic Capability Approach.
.- Resilient Social Systems.
.- Fostering Social Cohesion in Multicultural Societies of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
.- Globalization, climate change, and compound health risks in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: The case of the GCC.
.- Grey carbon - A new nature-positive carbon removal technology for the built world.
.- Resilience of Small Islands: Unveiling Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Futures.
.- Taking off and Navigating Climate Challenges for Building Resilience in Airport Infrastructure.
.- A review-based approach to understanding the current status of port resilience - lessons learned for GCC ports.
.- Riyadh's Urban Greenwave: Fostering City Resilience Through Large-Scale Greening.
.- Resilient architecture in extreme hot dry climate, the iconic case of the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh.
