Private sector lacks confidence in cities’ resiliency, study finds

City governments think they understand the challenges of urban resilience relatively better than others think they do, says a new joint survey by 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) and consulting group Ernst & Young (EY).

The study, How can cities build resilience thinking into their infrastructure projects?, questioned 400 people across the 100RC and EY networks in 10 regions. Some 48 percent of respondents were public sector including Chief Resilience Officers and 40 percent private sector.

“The private sector still feels that the government does not truly value resilience especially if it comes at an increased upfront cost and so does not have the courage to price that into their bids,” B...