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The domino effect of natural hazards: Why cascading impacts demand alignment and consistency in resilience efforts
Cascading failures present a major risk to our increasingly interdependent and interconnected infrastructure. Such failures could increase the impact of extreme weather or hazards by more than 200%.…
The Resilience of Access
This work was first published in the Journal of Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. View the paper here While numerous studies have been completed to understand…
How to Plan Tomorrow’s Cities?
How to Plan Tomorrow’s Cities? Developing a spatial, multi-criteria optimisation approach to support strategic land-use planning Brought to you by: Context and Motivation Today’s urban planning is more…
The 10 Minute City
The 5, 10, and 15-minute city is all about living locally. Giving people the ability to meet most of their everyday needs within a 15-minute walk, scooter, cycle, or public transport trip of their home. This concept was first developed in Paris to reduce transport emissions and increase vibrancy, wellbeing, and safety within communities.
How can provincial areas best prepare for rapid growth?
I chatted with NewstalkZB’s Kate Hawkesby about the urban growth of the provinces and whether intensification is inevitable. She was concerned that we’d loose the charm and character of our rural areas as a result.
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Evaluating Proximity: How to set up an OSRM server
Instructions and code for how to calculate network distance.
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Community Resilience and Risk
To build towards community resilience, we need to understand what it entails.
Neglecting future urban development and changing risks can lead to maladaptation to natural hazards
Following a year of heat waves and fires now is a good time to consider adapting to climate change and mitigating natural hazards.
Evaluating Urban Accessibility
Imagine a vibrant and healthy city. Is it one where you, your children, and your grandparents have access to the things you need?
