Overview

The Cité-ID Liv­ing Lab in Urban Resilience Gov­er­nance is a col­lab­o­ra­tive ini­tia­tive that brings togeth­er actors from across Cana­da work­ing on urban resilience, from city man­agers to pri­vate enter­pris­es, non-prof­it organ­i­sa­tions, cit­i­zens and aca­d­e­m­ic researchers. Cité-ID is an incu­ba­tor for new inter-sec­toral evi­dence-based approach­es and inno­v­a­tive prac­tices in urban resilience. Why urban resilience? Cities face the great­est risks from dis­as­ters caused by extreme mete­o­ro­log­i­cal phe­nom­e­na or ter­ror­ism, along with risks aris­ing from stress­es such as pover­ty and cli­mate change. Thank­ful­ly, cities are also where ideas are devel­op­ing about how to face these chal­lenges. Over the past few years, ini­tia­tives to devel­op urban resilience have mul­ti­plied. Many munic­i­pal actors have embraced the trans­for­ma­tive prin­ci­ples that under­pin resilience, and see in these a path towards urban gov­er­nance renewal. Our val­ues Cité-ID seeks to cre­ate a safe space where ideas can be shared open­ly across dis­ci­plines and sec­tors. The Liv­ing Lab serves as a knowl­edge bro­ker (data, process­es, best prac­tices, pop­u­lar­iza­tion) that facil­i­tates inter-sec­toral col­lab­o­ra­tion between researchers and knowl­edge users such as pub­lic deci­sion-mak­ers. It is a par­tic­i­pa­to­ry space that enables stake­hold­ers to dis­cuss, request or offer solutions. Cité-ID is led by Pro­fes­sor Marie-Chris­tine Ther­rien at the École nationale d’administration publique (ÉNAP) in Mon­tréal. Cité-ID is sup­port­ed main­ly by the Fond de Recher­ché du Québec.