by admin | Apr 1, 2015 | Blogging, Climate, Disaster, Disaster policy, Urban Planning
Since Sunday evening, I have been in North Charleston, South Carolina, attending the 2015 Coastal GeoTools conference, hosted by the Association of State Floodplain Managers with support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. I intend to post more...
by admin | Mar 22, 2015 | Climate, Disaster, Public health, Resilience, Urban Planning
It appears the American Planning Association may break all its attendance records at its annual National Planning Conference next month in Seattle. The last previous record of about 7,000 was also set in Seattle in 1999, so there must be something about the city that...
by admin | Mar 14, 2015 | Climate, Disaster, Government, Political philosophy, Resilience, Science, Urban Planning
Now suppose I go to Florida but decide never to utter the word “mosquitos.” Will that make the little buggers go away? Or suppose I refuse to say “cockroaches.” Does that mean they would never infest my apartment or condo? Finally, let us imagine that, on my trip to...
by admin | Mar 9, 2015 | Climate, Disaster, Science
If you live in the Midwest, you’re over, say, 50 years old, and you’ve had the impression that floods are happening more frequently than they used to, your memory is not playing tricks on you. A pair of researchers at the University of Iowa have studied the daily...
by admin | Mar 3, 2015 | Climate, Disaster, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Technology
One of the most critical lifelines for survival for many citizens in a community stricken by disaster is the electrical grid. Without power, food spoils in refrigerators. Without power, one cannot recharge a cell phone, which may be a critical means of seeking help....
by admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Climate, Disaster, Disaster policy, Government, Philanthropy, Resilience, Urban Planning
Resilience has typically been defined as an ability to bounce back from, and to withstand, shocks and crises. These can include natural disasters but also terrorist strikes, sudden economic downturns, or major industrial accidents. The term was borrowed from the field...
