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The 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) project is dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilience to the physical, social and economic ... Skiptomaincontent Home publication Documentsandpublications 100ResilientCitiesproject Documentsandpublications Reports Titleinoriginallanguage 100ResilientCities–PioneeredbytheRockefellerFoundation Source UnitedNationsOfficeforDisasterRiskReduction AECOM PublicationYear 2016 Numberofpages 2p. The100ResilientCities(100RC)projectisdedicatedtohelpingcitiesaroundtheworldbecomemoreresiliencetothephysical,socialandeconomicchallengesthatareagrowingpartofthe21stCentury.The100RCdefinitionofresilienceincludesnotjusttheshocksbutalsothestressesthatweakenthefabricofacityonadaytodayorcyclicalbasis. Lessonslearnedidentifiedinthispublicationare: TheChiefResilienceOfficer's(CRO)positionisplacedideallyintheMayor'sofficeorequivalentthathasanoverarchingroleinthecity. ThisgenerallyhelpstheCROtoworkeffectivelyacrossotherdepartments,avoidingsiloingchallenges. VisiblesupportfromtheMayororCityManagerisalsovital. Thiscrosscuttingthinkingcanbekeytosolvingmultiplechallengeswithonesolutioninacosteffectiveway. ThiscasestudyisoneofaseriesproducedbymembersofARISE,theUNISDRPrivateSectorAllianceforDisasterResilientSocieties. Sharethis Goback Alsofeaturedon PreventionWeb Download Viewfulldocument FulllistofARISEcasestudies ARISELinkedIngroup Downloadfile Downloadfile Downloadfile Keywords Hazards Earthquake Flood HeatWave Themes PrivateSector UrbanRisk&Planning EconomicsofDRR DisasterRiskManagement StructuralSafety CriticalInfrastructure