Existential Resilience in the City

Severe weather continues to challenge cities worldwide.Typhoons, wildfires, floods, and extreme temperatures test urban systems, communities, and governments at all scales.To combat such effects, resilience has emerged as a term geared towards increasing their ability to address impacts, strengthen infrastructure, and deal with cleanup measures.Although this business sounds straightforward to non-philosophers, ethical and existential elements remain out of view for the sciences and require investigation.This article fleshes them out.The first step is to identify relevant stakeholder groups and competing interests.The second is discovering equitable ways to bring professionals and city dwellers together to develop proactive safeguards and recovery protocols for such tragedies.When they engage in the necessary practices, they can take responsibility for the city and find meaning in the process.