This report is published originally on the website of Economist Impact. Also the workbook and methodology accompanying the report can be found on this page.
The Resilient Cities Index was developed by Economist Impact and supported by Tokio Marine Group. To help policymakers and stakeholders understand risk and design effective policies for urban resilience, Economist Impact developed a benchmark of 25 cities. To gauge the resilience of these cities, we took measurements across four pillars: critical infrastructure, environment, socio-institutionaland economic. This white paper combines index analysis with expert commentary to identify patterns, common strengths, deficits and best practices across index cities.
The index draws on work by institutions, scientists and researchers. Specifically, the project has benefited from counsel provided by a panel of experts who are prominent authorities on urban resilience. These include the following (listed alphabetically by surname):
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Sachin Bhoite, director, climate resilience, C40 Cities
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Katrin Bruebach, global director of programmes and delivery, Resilient Cities Network
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Jorge Calvín, commercial director, Lobelia Earth
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Vincent Cheng, PhD, fellow and director of climate and sustainability services, East Asia, Arup
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Tiffany Crawford, co-director, City of Melbourne’s Climate Change and City Resilience Branch
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Folayinka Dania, PhD, acting chief resilience officer, Lagos State Resilience Office
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Ross Eisenberg, disaster risk management specialist, World Bank
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Norlang Garcia, general director of resilience, Mexico City
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Professor Christine Loh, chief development strategist, Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Timon McPhearson, professor of urban ecology, The New School; director, Urban Systems Lab
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Gareth Morgan, executive director of future planning and resilience, City of Cape Town
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Jesús Peña-Izquierdo, PhD, head of science, Lobelia Earth
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Professor Rajib Shaw, professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
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Professor James Simmie, professor emeritus in innovation studies, School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University
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Lauren Sorkin, executive director, Resilient Cities Network
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Lavan Thiru, executive director, Infrastructure Asia
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Baroness Fiona Twycross, deputy mayor for fire and resilience, Mayor of London