City as a system: metabolism, resilience and sustainability

Partnerships for co-creation of knowledge and research
Empower cities to act, raise ambition, and scale implementation
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Paula Ellinger

Director of Social Innovations

24 Jun | 12:00–12:25
organization
Fundacion Avina
country
Panama
Reference: 
CR13-15
Multi-level Governance and Partnerships
Housing and Infrastructure
Insight to Impact (Research and Practice) (60-minute session)
Conference room 13 (CR13)
Streaming on MS Teams

Summary

The session frames cities as complex, interconnected systems, drawing on the book Cities as a System: Metabolism, Resilience and Sustainability. It highlights how resource flows (metabolism), adaptive capacity (resilience), and long-term balance (sustainability) intersect across sectors like mobility, housing, climate, and governance, emphasizing the need for integrated, systems-based approaches.

Partners

Organization
Country
Fundacion Avina
Panama

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Gonzalo ROQUE
Just and Regenerative Economy Program Director
Fundacion Avina
Argentina
Jose CHONG
Programme Management Officer
UN-HABITAT
Kenya
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