The final Utzon Lecture for 2018, The Judith Neilson Lecture, Reducing risk, building resilience, presented by Jo da Silva OBE.
We live in a fast-paced world, where no city or community is immune to accumulating risk from rapid urbanisation and climate change. The well-being of a growing world population in ordinary circumstances, and their ability to survive extraordinary events relies on buildings, neighbourhoods and cities being safe, inclusive and resilient.
What does this mean in practice? What is the role of architects, engineers and other built environment professionals in ensuring no one is left behind and everyone is able to survive and thrive whatever happens?
Jo da Silva OBE, Arup Fellow and Director of Arup International Development, will share lessons learned from experiences over the past 10 years working with marginalised communities, responding to humanitarian crises, and collaborating with international donors and civil society organisations to deliver projects and develop new approaches that reduce risk and build resilience.
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