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- Social Resilience Interesting article on the relationship of social and ecological resilience. Neil Adger suggests that here is a clear link between social and ecological resilience, particularly for social groups or communities that are dependent on ecological and environmental resources for their livelihoods. from : charlieedwards 9th June 2008
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Citizenship in Emergency
I used this paragraph in National Security for the Twenty-first century:
When the plane that hit the Pentagon and the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania are looked at side by side, they reveal two different conceptions of national defense: one model is authoritarian, centralized, top down; the other, operating in a civil frame, is distributed and egalitarian. Should anything be inferred from the fact that the first form of defense failed and the second succeeded? This outcome obligates us to review our military structures, and to consider the possibility that we need a democratic, not a top-down, form of defense. At the very least, the events of September 11 cast doubt on a key argument that, for the past fifty years, has been used to legitimize an increasingly centralized, authoritarian model of defense—namely the argument from speed. from : charlieedwards 12th June 2008 -
NetHope
The ability to communicate in an emergency is obviously key - see the BBC Connecting for Crisis site for how information on crises are communicated across the network's media platforms. Just spotted this -
Microsoft is just one company that donates cash and resources to emergencies. NetHope and ECB are used to improve the use of information and communications technology to facilitate communication and collaboration and to increase capacity and overall efficiency in disaster response. from : charlieedwards 12th June 2008 - Stories on Hurricane Katrina Useful site for stories on Hurricane Katrina from : charlieedwards 12th June 2008
- What is resilience? A video from America... nice sense of what citizens think. Make me think we should also do something like this for the project on Resilience Nation. Watch it here from : charlieedwards 12th June 2008
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Community Risk Register
I don't think I have ever seen my local risk register that all local resilience forums have a duty to publish. I assumed that it would be a booklet outlining risks - a slim volume that is for public consumption. Far from it. This is 167 pages of methodology, explanation, and detail on risks. Below is the blurb for the community risk register for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
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Petrol Heads
Today's headlines don't look that positive for petrol heads: 'Fuel pumps run dry as Shell tanker drivers’ strike bites', 'Petrol drought fear as stations run dry' and '100 petrol stations reported to have run dry' all spark anxiety and a certain amount of panic. But are the headlines true and where can you buy petrol?
In answer to the first question - not really. Worst off seems to be central Scotland, north west and south west England. According to the Government 112 out of 8,700 petrol stations have been forced to close while Shell reckons that 15 per cent - about 134 - of its forecourts have been experiencing supply problems. There are also concerns that the strike could continue on
from : charlieedwards 16th June 2008 - The Defence contribution to resilience I've been reading UK Military doctrine on resilience. It's aim is to provide the intellectual framework for military operations in the UK in the event of a crisis. Aside from the fact that it weighs in at 300+ pages (who reads this stuff?) it is a comprehensive picture of the military's response. Here's a map I found... from : charlieedwards 17th June 2008
- Resilient Nation This week we're kicking off a new project on resilience. Looking across the spectrum of risks, from floods and pandemics to power failures and terrorism Resilient Nation will explore how communities respond to systemic breakdown. In the aftermath of events such as the Asian tsunami, the London bombings, and the Buncefield explosion new stories and case studies have highlighted how the community's response to emergencies often lies outside the framework of traditional institutions from : charlieedwards 17th June 2008
- Flooding, risk and resilience Reading the Metro this last week, I was struck by several pieces on flood preparedness - both among local councils and community associations and insurance companies. from : michaelharvey 18th June 2008