Smart Cities Need to Be Socially Resilient

From the Thoughts column at Arup:

"Social resilience can be thought of as the ability of individuals and groups within communities to cohesively re-organize and ultimately overcome the impacts of difficult situations and events. It’s clear to me that there’s little point in having a city that’s 'smart' but not socially resilient. So these two strands of thinking must be considered simultaneously to drive what we want technology to do for our cities and to make sure the smart economy reaches its full potential and can benefit everyone."