The resilience dividend
Subtitle: managing disruption, avoiding disaster, and growing stronger in an unpredictable world
By: Judith Rodin
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781782831112; 9781781253588
Subjects: Emergency management; Case studies; Disasters; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE; General
Description: New York. Athens. Wenzhou. Boston. Oslo. Dhaka. New Orleans. Nairobi. In recent years, dozens of cities across the globe have been hit by large-scale catastrophes of every kind: natural disaster, geopolitical conflict, food shortages, disease and contagion, terrorist attacks. If you haven't been directly touched by one of these cataclysms yourself, in our interconnected world you are sure to have been affected in some way. They harm vulnerable individuals, destabilise communities and threaten organisations and even whole societies. We are at greater risk than ever from city-wide catastrophe, and as the severity and frequency of these disasters increase, we must become better at preparing for, responding to and recovering from them. Be it Haiti's dependence on humanitarian aid, the rebuilding effort after the Great Fire of Manhattan or the reason why more girls than boys drowned in Japan's 2011 tsunami, The Resilience Dividend combines vivid stories with practical insights (such as how to disaster-proof a building) and ground-breaking research to help build a radical future in which individuals, companies and entire societies face disaster by creating more dynamic, more resilient cities.
Table of contents: title: "Copyright Page"; "Dedication Page"; "Contents"; "Introduction: Why Resilience Matters"; "Chapter 1: The Resilience Framework: Five Characteristics"; "Chapter 2: A Mindset: Roots of the Thinking"; "Chapter 3: A Practice: Readiness, Responsiveness, Revitalization"; "Chapter 4: Disruption: A World of Stresses and Shocks"; "Chapter 5: How Crisis Becomes Disaster: The Human Factor"; "Chapter 6: Awareness: Yes, It Can Happen Here"; "Chapter 7: Readiness: Weâ€&#x2122;re All Responsible"; "Chapter 8: Getting Ahead of Threats: Addressing Vulnerabilities"; title: "Chapter 9: Responsiveness: Social Cohesion Is the First Responder""Chapter 10: Leadership Emerges: Institutions and Individuals Step Up"; "Chapter 11: After the Crisis: Bouncing Forward"; "Chapter 12: Revitalization: Energizing, Affirming, Sharing a Vision"; "Conclusion: Realizing the Resilience Dividend"; "Acknowledgments"; "Notes"; "Index"