Emergency Planning

MAY 14, 2024

After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. However, the concept of resilience is, I think, suspect. References Alexander, D.E.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 30, 2019

An example of this for the 2013 GAR can be found in Di Mauro (2014). It could be argued that political decision making is the greatest barrier of all to successful disaster risk reduction. Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. GNCSODR 2015.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130

Emergency Planning

MAY 27, 2019

Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man." Towards the end of his life he became preoccupied with the threat of the Universal Deluge (in this he was not alone: see my paper on the etymology of the term 'resilience'). Resilience and disaster risk reduction: an etymological journey. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1986.tb00102.x

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard Risk Reduction All-Hazards Hazard 130

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

Expansion of pre-disaster mitigation funding such as through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, and new funding for infrastructure resilience embedded in the bi-partisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are also steps in the right direction.

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