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The Community Resilience Handbook
The Community Resilience Handbook
Resilience is a community's ability to withstand and quickly recover from disasters and other hazardous events. This comprehensive guide to community resilience for state and local officials, disaster relief organizations, and concerned attorneys and community members encapsulates the ABA's commitment to promoting community resilience as set forth in Resolution 108, which is included as an appendix.
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Community resilience requires collaboration across many sectors and professions, and this book’s interdisciplinary authorship reflects that collaboration. Chapters present perspectives on:
- Recommended approaches and resources;
- Resilient infrastructure;
- Avoiding legal challenges to higher standards for development and redevelopment;
- Organizational resilience and business continuity;
- Resilient agriculture and environmental considerations;
- Financial considerations;
- Measuring and assessing risk;
- The role of lawyers in promoting resilience;
- Government leadership in promoting resilience;
- Collaboration and building a culture of continuity; and
- International standards on resilience.
Product Details
Sponsors
Section of State and Local Government Law
Publishers
ABA Book Publishing
ISBN
9781641057387
Page Count
470
Product Code
5330251
Trim Size
6x9
Publication Date
8/21/2020 12:00:00 AM
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