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A bout the u rb A n r esilience P roject

Over the last three decades, Island Press has published seminal works on resilience, ecosystems, and sustainable urban design. As our cities confront turbulent times, much depends on how resilience is defined and implemented. Seeing an opportunity to shape that outcome, Island Press launched the Urban Resilience Project in 2015, with the support of The JPB Foundation and The Kresge Foundation.

The project’s goal is to advance a holistic, transformative approach to thinking and action on urban resilience in the era of climate change, an approach grounded in a commitment to sustainability and equity. We bring together leading thinkers with a broad range of expertise to generate and cross pollinate ideas. And we share those ideas in a variety of media—books, articles, op-eds, interviews, webinars, educational courses, and our annual compilation journal Resilience Matters.

For more information, and to find out how you can get involved, visit www.islandpress.org/URP