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Bases for a Community Resilience System
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M. J. PlodinecDecember, 2010
Community “ecosystem”
Community resilience
The ability of a community to anticipate risk, limit impact, and recover rapidly
through adaptation, evolution, and growth in the face of turbulent
change.
Our communities are beleaguered
• Growing complexity
• Accelerating rate of change
• New spectrum of threats
• Great Recession
• Unrealistic expectations
Community Resilience System
Key Facets ofCommunity Resilience System
• Organization: community should use existing action mechanisms to achieve goals developed across the entire community
• Assessment: goals must reflect the unique identity of the community and the threats it actually faces
• Planning: action plans should lead community toward “building back better” even before disaster strikes
• Action: community must always monitor progress, and frequently re-evaluate direction
Path Forward
• Currently under development by four teams• Community leaders working group• Subject matter working group• Resilient benefits group (federal gov’t, insurers,
bankers)• CARRI staff
• Will complete initial version 2Q11
• Will pilot in first five communities 2011-13• Anticipate second group will start ~mid-term
• “Users group” being formed