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Unpacking the Pacific Urban Agenda: Resilience Challenges and Opportunities

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  • Gabriel Luke Kiddle

    (School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand)

  • Darryn McEvoy

    (School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3001, Australia)

  • David Mitchell

    (School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne 3001, Australia)

  • Paul Jones

    (School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia)

  • Sarah Mecartney

    (Independent consultant, Kabul 999087, Afghan)

Abstract

Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are often cited as being the most vulnerable to the future impacts of a changing climate. Furthermore, being located in the ‘Pacific Rim of Fire’, PICs have long been exposed to the impacts of a range of natural and climate-related extreme events—such as earthquakes and cyclones—and are considered to be amongst the most vulnerable countries to natural disasters. The physical vulnerability of Pacific towns and cities is further exaggerated by development deficits, geographical isolation, weak governance, and complex issues of land tenure. This paper, based on substantive project experience in the Pacific region by each of the authors, reviews the resilience challenges facing Melanesian cities in the context of rapid urbanization and global environmental change. It then sets this in the context of the global ‘New Urban Agenda’ which was launched at Habitat III in Quito at the end of 2016, setting out the critical implementation challenges and opportunities for enhancing urban resilience in the Pacific.

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  • Gabriel Luke Kiddle & Darryn McEvoy & David Mitchell & Paul Jones & Sarah Mecartney, 2017. "Unpacking the Pacific Urban Agenda: Resilience Challenges and Opportunities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(10), pages 1-15, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:10:p:1878-:d:116020
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    1. Anna Naupa & Derek Brien, 2020. "Fostering peaceful sustainable development in the Pacific under the 2030 Agenda," Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 27(1), pages 43-74, June.
    2. Pedersen Zari, Maibritt & Kiddle, Gabriel Luke & Blaschke, Paul & Gawler, Steve & Loubser, David, 2019. "Utilising nature-based solutions to increase resilience in Pacific Ocean Cities," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 1-1.
    3. Ben, Chethna & Gounder, Neelesh, 2019. "Property rights: Principles of customary land and urban development in Fiji," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    4. David Mitchell & Bernhard Barth & Serene Ho & M. Siraj Sait & Darryn McEvoy, 2021. "The Benefits of Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration for Urban Community Resilience in a Time of Climate Change and COVID-19 Pandemic," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-19, May.
    5. Darryn McEvoy & Usha Iyer-Raniga & Serene Ho & David Mitchell & Veeriah Jegatheesan & Nick Brown, 2019. "Integrating Teaching and Learning with Inter-Disciplinary Action Research in Support of Climate Resilient Urban Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-15, November.
    6. Method J. Gwaleba, 2018. "Urban Growth in Tanzania: Exploring Challenges, Opportunities and Management," International Journal of Social Science Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 6(12), pages 47-60, December.
    7. Shouzhi Chang & Qigang Jiang & Ying Zhao, 2018. "Integrating CFD and GIS into the Development of Urban Ventilation Corridors: A Case Study in Changchun City, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-16, May.
    8. Darryn McEvoy, 2019. "Climate Resilient Urban Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-4, January.
    9. Gabriel Luke Kiddle & Maibritt Pedersen Zari & Paul Blaschke & Victoria Chanse & Rebecca Kiddle, 2021. "An Oceania Urban Design Agenda Linking Ecosystem Services, Nature-Based Solutions, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wellbeing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-20, November.

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