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Author |
: Daniel Lerch |
Publisher |
: Island Press |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2017-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781610918602 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1610918606 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Community Resilience Reader by : Daniel Lerch
National and global efforts have failed to stop climate change, transition from fossil fuels, and reduce inequality. We must now confront these and other increasingly complex problems by building resilience at the community level. The Community Resilience Reader combines a fresh look at the challenges humanity faces in the 21st century, the essential tools of resilience science, and the wisdom of activists, scholars, and analysts working on the ground to present a new vision for creating resilience. It shows that resilience is a process, not a goal; how it requires learning to adapt but also preparing to transform; and that it starts and ends with the people living in a community. From Post Carbon Institute, the producers of the award-winning The Post Carbon Reader, The Community Resilience Reader is a valuable resource for community leaders, college students, and concerned citizens.
Author |
: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 153 |
Release |
: 2019-05-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780309489720 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0309489725 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Building and Measuring Community Resilience by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The frequency and severity of disasters over the last few decades have presented unprecedented challenges for communities across the United States. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina exposed the complexity and breadth of a deadly combination of existing community stressors, aging infrastructure, and a powerful natural hazard. In many ways, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina was a turning point for understanding and managing disasters, as well as related plan making and policy formulation. It brought the phrase "community resilience" into the lexicon of disaster management. Building and Measuring Community Resilience: Actions for Communities and the Gulf Research Program summarizes the existing portfolio of relevant or related resilience measurement efforts and notes gaps and challenges associated with them. It describes how some communities build and measure resilience and offers four key actions that communities could take to build and measure their resilience in order to address gaps identified in current community resilience measurement efforts. This report also provides recommendations to the Gulf Research Program to build and measure resilience in the Gulf of Mexico region.
Author |
: Geoff Wilson |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 316 |
Release |
: 2012-03-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136504525 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136504524 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Community Resilience and Environmental Transitions by : Geoff Wilson
This book discusses the resilience of communities in both developed and developing world contexts. It investigates the notion of ‘resilience’ and the challenges faced by local communities around the world to deal with disturbances (natural hazards or human-made) that may threaten their long-term survival. Using global examples, specific emphasis is placed on how learning processes, traditions, policies and politics affect the resilience of communities and what constraints and opportunities exist for communities to raise resilience levels.
Author |
: Anouk Ride |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 202 |
Release |
: 2011-09-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780230339323 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0230339328 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Community Resilience in Natural Disasters by : Anouk Ride
Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyzes how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively - or negatively - to their response, promoting debate on the role of aid and the media in times of crisis.
Author |
: Edward A Thomas |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 470 |
Release |
: 2021-06-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1641057386 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781641057387 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Community Resilience Handbook by : Edward A Thomas
Resilience is a community's ability to withstand and quickly recover from disasters and other hazardous events. This comprehensive guide to community resilience for state and local officials, disaster relief organizations, and concerned attorneys and community members encapsulates the ABA's commitment to promoting community resilience as set forth in Resolution 108, which is included as an appendix.
Author |
: Alonzo L. Plough |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2021 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780197559383 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0197559387 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Community Resilience by : Alonzo L. Plough
Community Resilience: Equitable Practices for an Uncertain Future presents a rich body of research findings, enlivened by stories of lived experience, to reflect on the current attitudes and policies that prevent health equity. It offers concrete action points for improving community resilience and potential pathways for more equitable public health research in the future.
Author |
: Min Hee Go |
Publisher |
: NYU Press |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2021-08-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781479804894 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1479804894 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rethinking Community Resilience by : Min Hee Go
Explores the unintended consequences of civic activism in a disaster-prone city After Hurricane Katrina, thousands of people swiftly mobilized to rebuild their neighborhoods, often assisted by government organizations, nonprofits, and other major institutions. In Rethinking Community Resilience, Min Hee Go shows that these recovery efforts are not always the panacea they seem to be, and can actually escalate the city’s susceptibility to future environmental hazards. Drawing upon interviews, public records, and more, Go explores the hidden costs of community resilience. She shows that—despite good intentions—recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina exacerbated existing race and class inequalities, putting disadvantaged communities at risk. Ultimately, Go shows that when governments, nonprofits, and communities invest in rebuilding rather than relocating, they inadvertently lay the groundwork for a cycle of vulnerabilities. As cities come to terms with climate change adaptation—rather than prevention—Rethinking Community Resilienceprovides insight into the challenges communities increasingly face in the twenty-first century.
Author |
: Barbara Brown Wilson |
Publisher |
: Island Press |
Total Pages |
: 242 |
Release |
: 2018-05-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781610918923 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1610918924 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Resilience for All by : Barbara Brown Wilson
In the United States, people of color are disproportionally more likely to live in environments with poor air quality, in close proximity to toxic waste, and in locations more vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events. In many vulnerable neighborhoods, structural racism and classism prevent residents from having a seat at the table when decisions are made about their community. In an effort to overcome power imbalances and ensure local knowledge informs decision-making, a new approach to community engagement is essential. In Resilience for All, Barbara Brown Wilson looks at less conventional, but often more effective methods to make communities more resilient. She takes an in-depth look at what equitable, positive change through community-driven design looks like in four communities—East Biloxi, Mississippi; the Lower East Side of Manhattan; the Denby neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan; and the Cully neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. These vulnerable communities have prevailed in spite of serious urban stressors such as climate change, gentrification, and disinvestment. Wilson looks at how the lessons in the case studies and other examples might more broadly inform future practice. She shows how community-driven design projects in underserved neighborhoods can not only change the built world, but also provide opportunities for residents to build their own capacities.
Author |
: Bandana Kar |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 285 |
Release |
: 2019-05-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351614894 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351614894 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Risk Communication and Community Resilience by : Bandana Kar
Risk communication is crucial to building community resilience and reducing risk from extreme events. True community resilience involves accurate and timely dissemination of risk information to stakeholders. This book examines the policy and science of risk communication in the digital era. Themes include public awareness of risk and public participation in risk communication and resilience building. The first half of the book focuses on conceptual frameworks, components, and the role of citizens in risk communication. The second half examines the role of risk communication in resilience building and provides an overview of some of its challenges in the era of social media. This book looks at the effectiveness of risk communication in socially and culturally diverse communities in the developed and developing world. The interdisciplinary approach bridges academic research and applied policy action. Contributions from Latin America and Asia provide insight into global risk communication at a time when digital technologies have rapidly transformed conventional communication approaches. This book will be of critical interest to policy makers, academicians, and researchers, and will be a valuable reference source for university courses that focus on emergency management, risk communication, and resilience.
Author |
: Daniel Lerch |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 48 |
Release |
: 2015-11-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 098959954X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780989599542 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (4X Downloads) |
Synopsis Six Foundations for Building Community Resilience by : Daniel Lerch
Six Foundations for Building Community Resilience describes how communities can approach the full scope of the 21st century's challenges equitably and sustainably. The report draws on some of the most compelling recent thinking about resilience from academia, sustainability advocacy, and grassroots activism, as well as Post Carbon Institute's prior work. It is intended as an accessible resource for local leaders and activists in the United States, and as a contribution to the larger public conversation about resilience in human communities.