A Resilient Future for Cities

Cities have developed with the support of communities and societies, continually evolving to respond to newer urban challenges. In the stage of development, cities are becoming 'smarter'. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, cities can deliver a new possibility of connected infrastructure and layers of intelligence that will continously learn, adapt, and respond to individual needs and consequently provide citzen-centred experiences and services. Cities need to evolve towards empowering co-creation where all stakeholdercitizens, private sector, academia, and government take part in creating the future of their city, alongside driving civic innovation. This strategy allows the city to accelerate the impact of citizen-centred approaches, in turn, improving all inhabitants' quality of life. 

This report concludes by looking at how a holistic approach is essential when driving sustainable developments, as well as how the future of a resilient city is to believe in an ecosystem where all stakeholders and the environment have a symbiotic relationship. Furthermore, as the world transitions to adopt the learnings from recent responses to emerging challenges at scale, more resilient and sustainable strategies to drive the growth of cities around the globe become available.