1. A SNAPHOT OF OUR WORLD Over 7 billion people, and growing while…
Living and competing in an interconnected global economy,
Producing $60 trillion of products each year, and
Facing many kinds of complex disasters every year that are related to the 3 S’s, 5E’s, and 1H.

2. THE 3 S’s SAFETY (from recurring natural hazards) SECURITY
SUSTAINABILITY

3. THE FIVE E’s
ECONOMY
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENT
ECOLOGY
EDUCATION

4. THE 1 H
HEALTH CARE

5. LIKELY CAUSES OF COMPLEX DISASTERS DURING THE 21ST CENTURY
Poverty
Chronic hunger
Health care needs
Increasing risk of pandemic disease
Large-scale migration of people
Endangered plant and animal life
Conflict and terrorism

6. LIKELY CAUSES OF COMPLEX DISASTERS DURING THE 21ST CENTURY
Increasing morbidity, mortality, homelessness, and economic losses from recurring natural hazards
Threats related to global climate change
Environmental degradation and pollution of air, water, and soil
Endangerment and extinction of plant and animal life

7. OUR POSSIBLE “OH NO!” LEGACY OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Unless we design and implement a realistic new strategy for disaster prevention, OUR problems may grow worse so rapidly that we reach many “tipping points,” before we realize it and share in an unnecessary and irreversible reduction in the quality of life on Planet Earth.

8. A SOLUTION SET: THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTAINABILITY
To anticipate and plan for the full spectrum of what can happen
To build capacity at the community level for monitoring, mitigation, and adaptation
To build equity in all sectors of the community
To inform, educate, and train

10. INTERACTIONS THAT EXPOSE FRAGILITIES
A Restless Earth—The Cause of Natural Phenomena that interact with PEOPLE and COMMUNITIES
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Volcanic eruptions
Landslides

11. INTERACTIONS THAT EXPOSE FRAGILITIES
Extreme Storms----Natural Phenomena that interact with PEOPLE and COMMUNITIES
Tropical Storms
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Tornadoes
Nor’easters

12. INTERACTIONS THAT CAN INCREASE FRAGILITIES
Actions of a community---To increase “Quality of Life”
Build
Economic Development
Create Land
Control Water
Expand Cities
Facilitate Transportation

13. INTERACTIONS THAT CAN INCREASE FRAGILITIES
Mankind’s Actions--- can have expected and unexpected consequences
Deforestation
Pollution
Conflict

14. INTERACTIONS THAT CAN INCREASE FRAGILITIES
A Warming World ---with its spectrum of natural and unnatural causes
Increasing Temperatures
Diminishing Polar Ice
Shrinking Glaciers
Rising Sea Level

15. Fastest Growing Cities
CityMayor Statistics

16. Today cities with the largest populations
1. Tokyo, Japan - 28,025, Mexico City, Mexico - 18,131, Mumbai, India - 18,042, Sáo Paulo, Brazil - 17, 711, New York City, USA - 16,626, Shanghai, China - 14,173, Lagos, Nigeria - 13,488, Los Angeles, USA - 13,129, Calcutta, India - 12,900, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 12,431,000

17. How will this change in 2025? Tokyo, Japan 36.4 million
Mumbai, India 26.4
Delhi, India 22.4
Dhaka, Bangladesh 22
Sao Paulo, Brazil 18.3
Mexico City, Mexico 21
New York City, 20.6
Calcutta India, 20.6 mil
Shanghai, China 19.4
Karachi, Pakistan 19.1
The World Resource Institute predicts 33 mega cities--those with populations exceeding 8 million--by That's up from 21 in 1990, not to mention two in 1950 (London and New York). All but six of the 33 will be in the developing world.

18. The two chief forces reshaping our world are the changing demographics and the technological changes.

19. First we shape the cities
-then they shape us

20. - a miracle or straightforward common sense?
Piazza Il Campo, Siena, Italy (14th century) The Finest Urban Space in the World
- a miracle or straightforward common sense?

21. Overview of Quality criterias
-The Pedestrian landscape
Campo in Siena

22. Paradigm
WANTED:
Lively, Liveable City
Sustainable City
Healthy City

23. Lively, Liveable City

24. Sustainable City A good Public Realm is a crucial factor
for good Public Transportation

25. Healthy City
Problem: “The sitting Syndrome”

26. Phase 1: 1960-1980: Pedestrian Streets (Walking / Promenade) Before
After
Phase 1:
: Pedestrian Streets
(Walking / Promenade)

27. Phase 2:
: Car-free Squares / Cafées
(Staying / Recreation )

28. Phase 3:
: Activity Parks / “Playgrounds”
(Playing / Sports / Activities)

29. Phot:DOT/NYC

30. Moscow, Russia: Where car is King

33. 2012
2016

34. 2012
2016