Urban Resilience Plan Analysis

The implications of urban resilience and design are of utmost importance to any contemporary city aiming to preserve its growth and functionality. We live in a time of social and economic uncertainty, which raises the flag that it has become critical that the cities are able to cope with a variety of unprecedented shocks and disruptions as they progressively become more diverse and dynamic. Rotterdam is one of the major Scandinavian cities situated in the southern part of the Netherlands. It is a highly developed city with a cutting-edge infrastructure that has strong potential to implement resilience strategy on many different levels ranging from a balanced society of skilled and healthy citizens to clean and reliable energy.

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I would only recommend the city to follow its resilience plan that has been already developed — rather than do anything differently. Not because “doing something is always better than doing nothing” but because sometimes things won’t go as expected even under greatest circumstances so it’s important to follow the set vision at any rate. In addition, the resilience plan of Rotterdam accounts for a great number of social, economic, and environmental challenges (with an emphasis on the environment). It takes years to sketch the parameters for implementation, and it may take even longer to adapt to climate change in order to ensure safety and optimal living conditions for all. Please note: the Netherlands is a small country with one of the lowest rates of income inequality on a global scale. And it is one of the most prosperous countries that has full access to produce innovative solutions. The vision outlined in the report is inclusive, practical and quite feasible if done right with third party certifications and rigorous
It is the first municipality to successfully support green roofs. According to the report, “challenges for water, greening, renewable energy, air quality and a lack of space can be addressed through an integrated approach to the development of green roofs” (112). In addition, "techniques for greening roofs have developed and can now effectively cater to multi-use roofs including urban farming, solar panels, water storage and even sports facilities” (112). Various integrated solutions such as solar panels above green roofs may add extra value such as “more water storage, increased permeability of the urban area, energy generation, greater ecological value, food production, cleaner air, health and social cohesion amongst other benefits” (112). I really support such a holistic approach as it appears advantageous to great effect. I would also introduce carbon tax as a temporary solution to speed up the innovation process in terms of eco-friendly energy, though if companies have to pay extra fee then the current price for energy might increase. However, as I have already mentioned, Netherlands has one of the lowest rates of income inequality and most people are well off. Carbon tax I believe is ideal in a large country (e.g. U.S. or China) though I suppose it could work as a short-term investment in any smaller advanced