Seismics and the City – March 2015
Engaging Quake Claimants and Community NetworksLearning from complex claims and local knowledge
...just as many machines reset
themselves to their original settings
after a power outage, human beings
reset themselves to something
altruistic, communitarian, resourceful
and imaginative after a disaster...
The possibility of paradise is already
within us as a default setting.”― Rebecca Solnit,
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities
That Arise in Disaster
Accurate and timely information
Effective networks
Face to Face communicationwith people who made “shit” happen
We asked for:
Accurate and timely information
• Communication must be accessible, transparent and prioritize the best interests of the residents
• Best solutions come when engagement is designed and intentionally created with, by and for the people
“The wisdom of the community
always exceeds
the knowledge of the experts”
Harold Flemming