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A new competition, Resilient by Design, seeks to create a “blueprint of resilience” that will reimagine nine zones in the Bay Area for better disaster risk reduction. Billions of dollars’ worth of property in the Bay Area are at risk from disasters, so a holistic approach that involves communities is also needed.
After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, planners and designers realized they could protect the city by reintegrating water into the urban landscape, instead of pushing it out.
Hurricane Katrina laid bare the structural deficiencies and vulnerabilities of medical centers. Architects tasked with rebuilding the facilities were posed with a critical challenge: rebuild the hospitals so that in the event of a similar, or even stronger, storm, the buildings remain fully functional and self-sufficient for days on end.
The region surrounding San Francisco Bay will vote today on the country's first regional tax —a $12 annual fee paid by every parcel property owner in nine Bay Area counties—and it would all go towards buffeting the area’s shoreline against coastal flooding, while restoring marshlands that clean pollutants from the Bay’s waters and provide habitat for fish and wildlife.
Researchers had the unique chance to measure the 'happiness' of vulnerable female New Orleans residents before and after Hurricane Katrina, reports Fast Company. 'Our research showed that social support, both before and after, was the main factor associated with women's happiness,' said Rocio Calvo, an assistant professor at Boston College’s School of Social Work...
Maybe it is time to adapt to climate change instead of trying to mitigate it, says co.EXIST. This is the underlying message of the book entitled 'Resilience - Why things bounce back, by Andrew Zolli. The author examines possible solutions for society to survive huge, unanticipated disasters and continue existing...
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