THE TEN PATHS TO URBAN RESILIENCE
Putting Wellness First: Re-evaluating Human Priorities in the Context of Health and Happiness Reconsider, Rethink, Redirect: Envisioning and Collaborating to Plan Resilient Living Places Right Development in the Right Place: Mitigating the Challenges of Climate Impact through Land Management Framing with Blue & Green: Adopting Green and Blue Infrastructure as the Fundamental Network to Plan Cities Placing for Age: Adapting Urban Development for Diversity and Inclusivity Think Fast, Think Smart: Incorporating Opportunities in the Digital Revolution Empowering the Future: Transitioning to the New Energy Shared Economy Unleashing Urban Potential: Repurposing Streets to People Needs Prosperity through Density: Accommodating Burgeoning Urban Populations Both Safe and Dependable: Providing New Means to Quality Shelter for Al CITATION and PREVIEW |
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MEET THE ARTIST
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The award winning paper- An Outline to Futureproofing Cities with Ten Immediate Steps - was the precursor to Futureproof City.
Published by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) it was awarded the 2019 Reed and Mallik Medal. Subsequently I was invited to present the paper for the Thomas Telford Lecture at the ICE in 2020 |
THE WRITING EXPERIENCE
It was a completely new challenge for me to write my first book. At a presentation I gave in Shenzhen in 2021, I described the process that I was experiencing and the troubles I was going through: -
1. Finding the right publisher; 2. Agreeing the contract; 3. Delivering the draft; 4. Illustrations and copyright; 4. Proofing and copy-editing; 5. Indexing; 6. Promotion. Its a long process and the writing part is the easy bit. Its the specialist area that you actually know about, everything else is an initiation which can be rather fun. Its a way to learn new skills that you never expected to. The internet is a lifesaver! |