Collective engagement as a navigational framework for urban resilience

Journal Article (2025)
Author(s)

T.A.O.E. Esteban (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)

Research Group
Urban Development Management
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.105900 Final published version
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Publication Year
2025
Language
English
Research Group
Urban Development Management
Journal title
Cities: the international journal of urban policy and planning
Volume number
161
Article number
105900
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Abstract

Collective engagement is an essential factor in building a resilient city. According to studies, while resilience strategies can lessen cities' vulnerability to disaster, their effectiveness depends on the cities' ability to execute them. Collective engagement helps to ensure the effective implementation of these resilience strategies. In this research, I examined collective engagement as a basis for strengthening, a city's resilience. Anchoring on the collective engagement urban resilience framework, I explore the links between collective engagement and urban resilience. Using an explanatory case study approach, I looked at the vertical, horizontal, and transverse links between collective engagement and urban resilience of two Dutch cities, Rotterdam and Dordrecht, and two Philippine cities, Marikina and Malabon. This research examines adaptive cycles in cities, including triggers, policies, and stakeholder collaboration. It contributes to the debate on cross-sector collaboration among stakeholders, which is essential for resolving issues and achieving common goals.