Resilience is an increasingly important part of discussions about building, real estate development, land use, design, and infrastructure. A host of resources offer more information on best practices in resilient design and on how resilience can be incorporated into local and national real estate and infrastructure projects and policies. The list below includes reports and websites developed by ULI, as well as by many other organizations in the public and not-for-profit sectors. To nominate an additional resource for inclusion, email [email protected].
ULI Urban Resilience Program Publications
“Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate”
“Building a Resilient City: A ULI Conference Report”
“A Guide to Assessing Climate Change Risk”
Harvesting the Value of Water: Stormwater, Green Infrastructure, and Real Estate
Housing in America: Integrating Housing, Health, and Resilience in a Changing Environment
“Resilience Strategies along the Rural–Urban Transect”
“Resilience Strategies for Communities at Risk”
Returns on Resilience: The Business Case
Ten Principles for Building Resilience
“What the Real Estate Industry Needs to Know about the Insurance Industry and Climate Change”
District Council Resilience Publications
“Realizing Resilience: Social Equity and Economic Opportunity,” ULI Tampa Bay
“Tackling Sea-Level Rise: Best Practices in the San Francisco Bay Area,” ULI San Francisco
“The Urban Implications of Living With Water,” ULI Boston
ULI Resilience Advisory Services Panels & Technical Assistance Panels (organized by year)
“Miami Beach, Florida: Stormwater Management and Climate Adaptation Review,” 2018
“Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines TAP report,” 2018
“El Paso, Texas: Active Transportation System,” 2016
“Duluth, Minnesota: Strategic Advice for Lincoln Park and the Miller Creek Watershed,” 2015
“Seattle, Washington: Strategic Advice for Urban Resilience on the Lower Duwamish River,” 2015
“Norfolk, Virginia: Assessing Risk and Protecting Value,” 2014
“Northern Colorado: Estes Park, Loveland, and Fort Collins,” 2014
“Waterfronts of Portland and South Portland Maine,” 2014
“After Sandy: Advancing Strategies for Long-Term Resilience and Adaptability,” 2013
Non-Profit Organizations & Resources
American Institute of Architects, “Designing for Resilience”
American Planning Association, “Hazards Planning Center”
American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP)
American Society of Civil Engineers, “Infrastructure Resilience Division”
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, “Climate Solutions”
City Parks Alliance, “Park XCHANGE”
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)
Georgetown Climate Center Adaptation Clearing House
ICLEI, Resilient Cities Resilience Library
Institute for Sustainable Communities, “U.S. Local Solutions”
Institute for Sustainable Communities, “Resilient Regions Initiative”
Island Press Resilience Project
Landscape Architecture Foundation, “Landscape Performance Series”
The National Academies, Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative
National Institute of Building Sciences, “Integrated Resilient Design Program”
National Institute of Building Sciences, “Whole Building Design Guide”
National League of Cities, Sustainable Cities Institute
National Recreation and Park Association, “Climate Resilient Parks”
The Nature Conservancy, Coastal Resilience Network
RELi Collaborative, Action List and Credit Catalog
Resilient Communities for America (RC4A)
Resilient Design Institute, “The Resilient Design Principles”
Rockefeller Foundation, “City Resilience Framework”
Smart Growth America, “Building Resilient States”
The Trust for Public Land, “Climate-Smart Cities”
U.S. Green Building Council: “Center for Resilience”
Waterfront Alliance, “Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines”
U.S. Federal Agencies & Resources
Army Corps of Engineers, “Climate Preparedness and Resilience Policy Statement”
Department of Homeland Security, “High Performance and Integrated Design Resilience Program”
Department of Housing and Urban Development, “Community Resilience” portal
Department of Housing and Urban Development, “National Disaster Resilience Competition”
Department of Housing and Urban Development, “Sustainable Communities Initiative Resource Library”
Environmental Protection Agency, “Building Climate Resiliency with Green Infrastructure”
Environmental Protection Agency, “Communities and Utilities Partnering for Water Resilience”
Environmental Protection Agency, “Smart Growth Strategies for Disaster Resilience and Recovery”
Federal Emergency Management Agency, “Community Planning and Capacity Building”
Federal Emergency Management Agency, “Whole Community”
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, “Digital Coast”
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, “What is Resilience?”
International Organizations & Resources
Asian Development Bank, Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
Inter-American Development Bank, Building Resilience and Reducing Emissions
Overseas Development Institute and the World Bank, Unlocking the ‘Triple Dividend’ of Resilience
World Bank, “Building Resilience: Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk into Development