Titre : | Optimizing community infrastructure : resilience in the face of shocks and stresses |
Auteurs : | Ryan M. Colker, Editeur scientifique |
Editeur : | Oxford (Oxfordshire), Cambridge (Massachusetts) : Butterworth-Heinemann |
Année de publication : | 2020 |
Présentation physique : | XXII, 278 p.ill., tableaux, graphiques |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-12-816240-8 |
Autre ISBN/ISSN : | 978-0-12-816241-5 |
Mots clés : |
Résilience (sociologie)
Gestion des situations d'urgence -- Aspect psychologique Gestion des crises |
Note générale : | Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index |
Résumé : |
"Optimizing Community Infrastructure : Resilience in the Face of Shocks and Stresses" examines the resilience measures being deployed within individual disciplines and sectors and how multi-stakeholder efforts can catalyze action to address glob[...]
"Optimizing Community Infrastructure : Resilience in the Face of Shocks and Stresses" examines the resilience measures being deployed within individual disciplines and sectors and how multi-stakeholder efforts can catalyze action to address global challenges in preparedness and disaster and hazard mitigation.
The book provides a theoretical framework to advance thinking on creating resilient, inclusive, sustainable and safe communities. Users will find an accurate and up-to-date guide for working on the development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of policies, programs and projects related to community resilience. Key Features : • Provides updated information on resilience, especially on infrastructure, finance, land use, standards and policies, • Includes case studies that illustrate how communities have increased their resilience to natural and other disasters, • Analyzes the institutional, political, social and economic dimensions of resilience at the community level, • Illustrates the interdependencies and interconnectedness of infrastructure systems and how community resilience relies on a holistic approach, • Examines responses to emerging risks associated with climate change. Ryan M. Colker is Vice President of Innovation at the International Code Council, Washington DC, United States. He also serves as Executive Director of the Alliance for National and Community Resilience (ANCR), a national coalition working to provide communities with the tools necessary to holistically assess and improve their resilience. [...] [Présentation par le site internet de l'éditeur] |
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