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May 27, 2014
"Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive." --Jamais Cascio
The Heart of Urban Resilience: Trust Not Tech
"We are facing an uncertain future as a result of climate change; disasters do seem to be happening all too often. But does our emerging notion of resilience, as a result, become an alternate way of thinking about disaster management rather than a longer term means to consider how to make our cities more robust and flexible in the face of uncertainty?" Leo Hollis answers this question and more in his insightful article about what resilience looks like in cities like his own native London.
BE THE CHANGE
Do you have a plan if a natural disaster were to occur? Maybe start by talking to your neighbors and seeing if there is a way you can support one another in case of an emergency.
