City Diplomacy: The Use of International Capacity in Integrated Management of Metropolises Crisis

ABSTRACT: Nowadays, with the majority of people live in cities, resolving various crises and challenges are not possible just by relying on national and local managers’ knowledge and experience. Proper use of city diplomacy and international capacity requires close cooperation at the international level among the world s major metropolises. Planning for cities proper management would be achieved through transferring of knowledge and experiences, use of creative ideas of urban management and with international cooperation. Integrated management of crisis in the case of facing various risks in different parts of the world, is one of the most important metropolises management concerns. The solutions and management strategies used by other cities around the world to cope with different crises, including natural disasters, terrorism, biological attacks, climate change, conflicts, NaTech and natural disasters should be considered as a very important key option in metropolis management by all metropolises around the world. This will be done through international synergies of managers, specialists and experts in various fields related to crisis integrated management in order to make preparations before the occurrence, prevention and mitigation of damages caused by these crises, is of considerable importance. Transfer of knowledge, experiences and synergies at the international level can be used as a suitable action plan in the realm of global governance to manage various crises.