The Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) has released a new book which, in their words, is “designed to help local officials and community leaders better understand the issues and challenges in restoring the social, political, and economic elements that make a community viable in the long term after a disaster has occurred.” Managing for Long-Term […]
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EPA releases new report on effects of sea level rise on Mid-Atlantic region
Posted on January 29, 2009
The Department of Environmental Protection has released a new publication called Coastal Sensitivity to Sea Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region. The lengthy report (784 pages!) covers ecological and economic implications of sea level rise, and while it focuses on the Mid-Atlantic portion of the US coastline (New York to North Carolina), it […]
CARRI releases new "Searchable Resilience Bibliography"
Posted on January 29, 2009
The folks at the The Community and Regional Resilience Initiative (CARRI) have released a new searchable Resilience Bibliography with a database of over 1,000 documents related to resilience. The database will be updated on a monthly basis with additional publications and information. The database is searchable by author, title, publisher, date or keywords. The database […]