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Global Sustainability, Res ilience , and Regenera tion

Initia tive for Community Dis as te r Res ilienceSpeaker Series . Ric Stephens

Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union 2942018 June 6th, Wednesday, 12:00 – 1:30pm

Sustainability

Triple Bottom Line

Profit

Sustainability Spheres

Economy

Intergenerational Equity

Sus ta inable deve lopment mee ts the needs of the pres ent without compromis ing the ability of future genera tions to mee t the ir own needs .

World Commis s ion on Environment and Deve lopment 1987

New Urban Agenda

United Nations Human Se ttlements Program

Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Human Se ttlements Program

Climate Action

Inte rna tiona l Pane l on Climate Change

Integra ted Stra tegies^ Sustainable Development^ Disaster Risk Management^ Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation^ …and Transformational Change

Transformational Change^ Adaptive ^ Learning^ Innovation^ Leadership

Resilience

Global Risks

Fis cal Cris es

Risk equals the like lihood of occurrence times the s e rious nes s [impact] if event occurs

Ris k

Likelihood

Impact

World Economic Forum

2018

Risk Assessm

ent

Mitigation,

Response &

Post-D

isaster Planning

Disaster

Preparedness

Disaster

Emergency

Response

Recovery / C

ontinuity

Regeneration

Dis as te r Phas es

1. Organize for d is as te r res ilience2. Identify, Unders tand and us e current and future ris k

s cenarios3. Strengthen financia l capacity for res ilience4. Purs ue res ilient urban deve lopment and des ign5. Safeguard natura l buffe rs to enhance ecos ys tems ’

protective functions6. Strengthen ins titutional capacity for res ilience7. Unders tand and s trengthen s ocie ta l capacity for

res ilience8. Increas e infras tructure res ilience9. Ens ure e ffective d is as te r res pons e10. Expedite recovery and build back be tte r

The Ten Es s entia ls

United Nations Inte rna tiona l Stra tegy for Dis as te r Reduction

Issue Attention Cycle

Information is Beautiful

Regeneration

Futurism

^ Megatrends^ Tectonic Shifts^ Game-Changers^ Black Swans^ Super Novae

National Intelligence Council

Alternative Worlds

^ Stalled Engines^ Gini-Out-of-the-Bottle^ Fusion^ Non-state World

National Intelligence Council

National Intelligence Council

Paradox of Progres s

Vision & Transformation

^ Art and Science of Place^ Living Systems ^ Aspirational

Smart UrbanismSmart urbanis m merges information and communications technologies ; energy, res ource , and infras tructure technologies into ne tworks tha t crea te s us ta inable , res ilient, regenera tive , urban-rura l ecos ys tems with vibrant communities , thriving economies and biodivers e environments .

New Equilibrium

Sus ta inability

Culture

The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind.

Wins ton Churchill

Thank you for your time

Ric StephensPres ident, Inte rna tiona l Socie ty of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)Repres enta tive to Global Planners Ne twork (GPN)Repres enta tive to United Nations Inte rna tiona l Stra tegy for Dis as te r

Res ilience (UNISDR)Repres enta tive to United Nations Educationa l, Scientific and Cultura l

Organiza tion (UNESCO)Work Group Member, Global Alliance for Urban Cris es (GAUC)Vice Chair for Specia l Projects , American Planning As s ocia tion Inte rna tiona l

Divis ion (APA-ID)Ins tructor, Univers ity of OregonIns tructor/Drone Pilot, Portland Community CollegeIns tructor, Marylhurs t Univers ityMember, As s ocia tion for Unmanned Vehicle Sys tems Inte rna tiona l (AUVSI)Member, FEMA Community Emergency Res pons e Team (CERT)

rics tephens @frontie r.comhttps ://www.linkedin.com/in/rics tephens /

Ne twork

Organization Webs ite ReferenceCouncil of Europe https ://www.coe .int/en/web/porta l/homeFedera l Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Emergency Res pons e Team (CERT)

https ://www.ready.gov/community-emergency-res pons e-team

Global Alliance for Urban Cris es (GAUC) http://www.urbancris es .org/ Urban Cris es RecommendationsGlobal Planners Network http://www.globa lplanners ne twork.org/Inte rgovernmenta l Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

http://www.ipcc.ch/ Managing the Ris ks of Extreme Events and Dis as te rs to Advance Climate Change Adapta tion

Interna tiona l Socie ty of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)

https ://is ocarp.org/ New Urban Agenda Annota ted for City and Regional Planner

Nationa l Inte lligence Council (NIC) https ://www.dni.gov/ Global Trends Paradox of Progres sPlanners for Climate Action http://www.cities -and-reg ions .org/planne rs -for-

climate-action-un-habita t/#Region 10 Regional Res pons e Team and the Northwes t Area Committee

https ://www.rrt10nwac.com/Tas kForce .as px

Regional Dis as te r Preparednes s Organiza tion (RDPO) Regional Emergency Management Work Group (REMTEC)

https ://www.portlandoregon.gov/rdpo/64035

United Nations Educa tiona l, Scientific and Cultura l Organiza tion (UNESCO)

https ://en.unes co.org/ Education for Dis as te r Preparednes s [video]

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

https ://unfccc.int/

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habita t)

https ://unhabita t.org/ Inte rna tiona l Guide lines on Urban and Territoria l Planning

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habita t)

https ://unhabita t.org/ Sus ta inable Development Goals

United Nations Inte rna tiona l Stra tegy for Dis as te r Reduction (UNISDR)

https ://www.unis dr.org/ Open Data Infras tructure for City Res ilience

United Nations Inte rna tiona l Stra tegy for Dis as te r Reduction (UNISDR)

https ://www.unis dr.org/ A Handbook for Loca l Government Leaders

United Nations Inte rna tiona l Stra tegy for Dis as te r Reduction (UNISDR)

https ://www.unis dr.org/ 10 Es s entia ls for Making Cities Res ilient

United Nations Inte rna tiona l Stra tegy for Dis as te r Reduction (UNISDR)

https ://www.unis dr.org/ Implementa tion Guide for Loca l Dis as te r Ris k Reduction and Res ilience Stra tegies

World Bank Group http://www.worldbank.org/ Supporting Cities to Build Res ilienceWorld Economic Forum (WEF) https ://www.weforum.org/ The Global Ris ks Report 2018

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