ABSTRACT
In today’s world of rapid environment changes, increasing urbanization and vulnerability, it is very crucial to embed the concept of resilience into the development planning of our cities in order to have a sustainable development. Planning a city without a robust resilience strategy to cope from disasters is equivalent to wasting resources and putting people, infrastructure, assets and economy at risk. Resilience is the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner. The Bisagno Valley has been historically affected by a number of flood events, which became particularly frequent in the last decade. This is mainly due to the urbanisation of the valley since the 1950s and the recent climate changes, with increased flash flood events. The paper describes the approach used on the Bisagno Diversion Tunnel Project Management, which involved stakeholder relationships and integration at different levels, institutional frameworks and partnerships amongst all urban stakeholders, particularly planner architects, engineers, disaster and risk reduction management specialists, private sector, and communities to address risk reduction and resilience in a holistic manner. Risk reduction and resilience building save lives, enhance social and economic development, and provide equitable, prosperous and sustainable urban development.
