A framework for analysis and action to reduce vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of individuals, households and communities.
This report from an APEC workshop on the topic recognizes that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) play a fundamental role in building resilience in APEC member economies and highlights a set of principles to guide collaborative partnerships on resilience across all levels of government, the nongovernment sector, business and individuals.
Paper about the role of cognition in 'increasing resilience in the capacity of communities to manage recurring risk and to respond to, and recover from, disaster'.
Exploring the complementary roles of an informed and involved citizenry, academic centers and community-based organizations, and disaster response professionals in disaster mitigation, response, and recovery.
'Adapting methodology from resilience theory in ecology' the article develops 'an empirical model of the response of the New York City public health ecosystem to sudden disaster'.
Overview of a journal article by researchers at UC Davis, Langan Engineering, and University of Massachusetts, Amherst exploring the 'use bacteria to steady buildings against earthquakes by turning these sandy soils into rocks'.
Organization aiming to enhance "the capacity of rural communities to democratically identify and address their own development needs and to provide services [for] economically viable, socially just and ecologically sustainable development of Sri Lanka".
Interesting and compelling documentary site about impacts and recovery from Hurricane Katrina along the coast of Louisiana.
"An American Institute of Certified Planners professional development workshop for city and county planners, elected officials, and consultants".
