by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Aging, Chicago, Coronavirus, Disaster, Government, Healthcare, Homeless, Medical, Public health, Public safety, Resilience, Urban Planning
Resilience has become almost a buzzword with regard to how communities handle adversity and disasters, albeit a very useful buzzword. It focuses our attention on how we can better prepare for and cope with such events. The question of the moment is how the concept of...
by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | Aging, Business, Chicago, Coronavirus, Disaster, Emergency Management, Healthcare, Medical, Parks, Public health, Public policy, Public safety, Restaurants, Sports, Urban Planning
If the doctor’s office had not called, I would not even have been here writing. I would perhaps have been on the CTA Blue Line on the way to my appointment, or more likely walking from the train station to his office. But they called less than an hour before the...
by admin | Mar 17, 2020 | Aging, Coronavirus, Disaster, Healthcare, Personal health, Personal history, Public health, Restaurants
Every day seems to bring shocking news. Restaurants and schools close, conventions are canceled, overseas travelers face unexpected obstacles in coming home. The United States of America, like much of the rest of the world, is facing a crisis unlike any in our...
by admin | Mar 8, 2020 | Environment, Geography, Nature, Parks, Travel, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Last week, I was in Kearney, Nebraska, for three days, attending and speaking at the Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association annual conference. But that is merely an excuse for being in the right place at the right time, for once in my life, to see one of nature’s...
by admin | Feb 19, 2020 | Careers, Climate, Coastal Management, Disaster, Emergency Management, Floodplain management, Government, Natural Hazards, Resilience, Urban Planning
An example of wind mitigation in action in Marathon, Florida: The remnants of the home in the foreground were from an older structure, while the homes in the background were built to code. The home in the foreground was sadly unable to withstand the destruction of...
