CITY ADVISORY AT EXPO CITY DUBAI

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Our City Advisory is uniquely positioned to provide a values-driven, holistic approach to addressing multifaceted challenges to sustainable development. We work with city and community leaders to create positive outcomes for people and planet by enabling them to leverage the networks gained from the delivery of the most sustainable World Expo in history, and by offering Expo City Dubai's blueprint for addressing the interconnected challenges and opportunities inherent in living environments.

Our core capabilities

• Deep domain expertise from a multidisciplinary team of practitioners

• Living, breathing test-bed for environmentally and socially sustainable city and community development

• Support and guidance on strategy, planning, design, operations, decarbonisation and public engagement

Our approach

We consider the many layers that make up a city, including: the physical, operational, experiential and programmed environments; the cultural and social context; and the virtual environment. This broad perspective is supported by our network of deep domain experts in a wide range of specialisations which enables us to provide comprehensive and holistic advice.

Our framework

We provide six distinct, yet interrelated, offerings that seek to address the myriad challenges faced by cities around the world.

Urban Resilience Action Programme

The Urban Resilience Action Programme launched at COP28 by ECD is designed to address the full range of complex challenges and unexplored opportunities that cities face today.

Moving beyond traditional metrics to broaden our understanding of – and expectations for – the future of urban contexts, we are learning and sharing the lessons of our own journey as a sustainable city, fostering scalable solutions to meet the basic human needs of communities around the world, and particularly the global south. This is how we will design, deliver and develop urban centres that are fit for purpose – and built with purpose, too.

The programme houses the following functions:

• Urban Resilience Observatory Index: Enables cities anywhere to perform a comprehensive ‘health check’, informs on a tailored course of action to enhance everyday life locally and helps to determine where to channel impact investments. It also generates a resilience rating for urban centres.

• Urban Resilience Knowledge Hub: Helps city stakeholders build capacity using Expo City Dubai as a real-world case study. The Hub organises workshops and seminars on a values-driven approach to urban development and maintains an active Membership Association open to technical experts, corporates and institutions, academics, students and community stakeholders.

• Urban Resilience Advisory: Through the Advisory, we provide strategic city resilience support services in critical areas of urban development and work with city and community stakeholders to implement a values-driven, holistic approach to addressing their unique challenges.