Introduction to Urban Economic Resilience for inclusive responses and recovery from crises

This course aims to help participants build knowledge and skills related to urban economic resilience performance and diagnostic, as well as recommended recovery and rebuilding actions and/or plans in collaboration with national and local stakeholders to enhance urban economic resilience in cities. 
 

After completing the course, participants will: 

• Have a deeper understanding of the main concepts of urban (economic) resilience, its principles, characteristics and key urban economic resilience dimensions.
• Become familiar with the purpose and goals of the International Agenda and its linkages with urban economic resilience, as well as key concepts of green and circular economy. 
• Learn about existing practices and initiatives for financial and economic recovery and resilience building in cities
• Learn the process of data collection, analysis and diagnosis of the urban economic performance in a city from a resilience perspective, using the Diagnostic and Planning Tool (DPT). 
• Gain knowledge of the fundamentals for designing recommended actions and / or plans to improve city economic resilience in the medium term through the development of an Economic Resilience Building Plan (ERBP).
• Understand the different regional and global priorities and targets on urban economic recovery and resilience.