A new strategy has been launched to help Glasgow cope with climate change and other threats in the 21st century.

It is based on a lengthy and detailed conversation with 3500 city residents and is the first of its kind in the UK.

The strategy lists almost 50 different actions intended to create a stronger and more adaptable city for the future.

They include improving access to local services, creating safe spaces, unlocking the potential of vacant sites and increasing people's skill levels.

The new plan was launched in the Whisky Bond, a formerly derelict warehouse which has been transformed and is now home to over 60 small businesses mainly in the cultural and creative industries.

Read more: Transport police to carry tasers as security is stepped up

The development is part of wider regeneration in north Glasgow and is seen as an example of how to unlock potential and build the city's economic resilience.

City council leader Frank McAveety said: "By its very nature, Glasgow is a resilient city but there is always the impetus to push harder and do much more.

"As a city, we have dealt with so much change throughout our history. Yet we always step forward to grasp the next challenge and again look to the future.

"To build and renew now we must first tackle inequalities and ensure the least well off are fully involved in the future life of our city.

"The resilience in our city comes from the people and it grows within our communities.

"The strategy document is a staging post in the conversation between Glasgow's citizens and institutions about resilience.

"The strategy points to the route ahead and I have no doubt the journey will be accompanied by robust debate. Glasgow wouldn't have it any other way."

Read more: Transport police to carry tasers as security is stepped up

The project is part of the city's partnership with 100 Resilient Cities project pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Project president Michael Berkowitz said: "Glasgow's rich history, architecture and culture are a testament to its resilience."

Lolita Jackson, deputy head of resilience at City Hall, New York said: "As a member of Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities network, New York City is proud to stand alongside Glasgow at the vanguard of a new global movement that is changing the way cities respond to climate change and other 21st century threats."