FRS BounceBack

The urban environment is a complex system made up of interconnected socio-​technical systems, such as transport, energy, and financial systems, as well as human and community networks. Rapid urbanisation and densification of population and infrastructure have led to the emergence of high-​density urban systems, which tend to be vulnerable to disruptions and cascading failure. Meanwhile, digitalisation has led to the evolution of infrastructure systems into cyber-​physical systems. This calls for new approaches to make these systems more resilient. At the same time, to improve social resilience, we need to improve our sense-​making capabilities and understand how humans and organisations interact. Future Resilient Systems (FRS) is the second research programme under the Singapore-​ETH Centre, established by ETH Zurich and Singapore's National Research Foundation under its CREATE programme to address the abovementioned challenges.