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Alexandra, between European and Asian cities

ACCCRN Champion Author: Will Bugler Posted on February 17, 2017

How can we make our cities more resilient to shocks and stresses? How can we make them more liveable and more accessible? And how can we make them work for the poor and marginalised as well as those who are better off? These are the questions that Alexandra Vogl has been working to find answers to throughout her career. Her work has taken her from urban planning in cities in Eastern Europe, to climate change resilience building in Asia’s burgeoning mega-cities.

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Arfiana Khairunnisa
February 17, 2017 . 6 min read

ACCCRN Champion, Purnomo: Good planning should consider everything

Purnomo is the deputy director of the city’s Development and Planning Board, which makes him responsible for infrastructure development, environmental planning and climate change adaptation in Semarang. In this video, he shared his view on how city like Semarang can be resilient.

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Purnomo: In urban planning, history is very important

ACCCRN Champion Author: Will Bugler Posted on January 25, 2017

Purnomo is Semarang Government Officer and also Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) for 100 Resilient Cities, his knowledge of climate change adaptation and resilience building was cemented by his involvement with the ACCCRN programme in Semarang city.

Arfiana Khairunnisa
January 25, 2017 . 6 min read

Dr Thongchai Roachanakanan: Urban planners need to get out of their office

ACCCRN Champion Author: Elisa Jimenez Alonso Posted on December 28, 2016

Dr. Thongchai Roachanakanan works for Thailand’s Ministry of Interior. As director of the Department of Public Works, Town & Country Planning he is responsible for the development of some of the fastest growing cities on earth. It is a level of responsibility that would weigh heavily on most people’s shoulders. But when talking to Dr Thongchai it becomes obvious that climate change and the pressure that it puts on urban areas is a worry that goes beyond the stresses of the traditional workplace.

Arfiana Khairunnisa
December 28, 2016 . 3 min read

ACCCRN Champhion, Dr Thongchai: Urban planners need to get out of their office

Find out how ACCCRN champion, Dr Thongchai Roachanakanan, has shaped urban planning in Thailand.
 
Dr. Thongchai works for Thailand’s Ministry of Interior as director of the Department of Public Works, Town & Country Planning.
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