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The Community Resilience Reader | Island Press

Community Resilience: Changed Times Demand It

By Daniel Lerch / On October 31st, 2017

Back in April 2001—a time in-between the contested 2000 election and the 9/11 attacks when the Bush Administration seemed just like a bad joke and not yet a flag-draped war machine—Vice President Dick Cheney quipped, “Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy.” A friend of mine was so incensed by this that he immediately disconnected his bathroom sink from its drain and threw a bucket underneath—the beginnings of what would become a fairly ambitious (and not badly designed) home greywater reclamation project.

Fort McMurray Fire | Courtesy of RCMP Fort McMurray

How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future: A Conversation with Edward Struzik

By Katharine Sucher / On October 4th, 2017

Edward Struzik's Firestorm is a "comprehensive and compelling" (Booklist) look at wildfires in the age of climate change. We sat down with Struik to talk about wildfire, first responders, and how megafires will shape our future. Have more questions for Struzik? Share them in the comments below.

New Perspectives on Climate Change — CNU Climate Summit

Island Press author Peter Calthorpe speaking at the CNU Climate Summit on the ways urban planners and designers can understand the real consequences of climate change across different interest groups. For more information on Urban Footprint, visit https://urbanfootprint.io/.

The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change

Grady Klein and Yoram Bauman discuss their latest book, The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change.

Urban Resilience in the Era of Climate Change [webinar]

In an era rocked by climate change and other large-scale disruptions, our cities must be resilient to survive and thrive. But what does that mean, exactly? What characteristics do resilient cities share, and what can be done to cultivate them? How does resilience differ from sustainability, and where do the concepts overlap? Is resilience determined by a city’s “hardware”—its infrastructure and built environment—or it’s “software,” its political will and social capital?