It can’t happen to me
As we watched Irene skirt along the East Coast, it became very clear that many buildings in both coastal and inland communities could see serious flooding. Also of note was that evidently many owners...
View ArticleRemembrance, Renewal, Resilience
On September 8th, CARRI co-hosted the 9/11 10th Anniversary Summit in Washington, DC. Entitled Remembrance, Renewal, Resilience, the event saw the premiere of four videos, each reflecting a different...
View ArticleDecision Making and the Brain
CARRI welcomes Ian Moore as our guest blogger. Mr. Moore specializes in the psychology of decision making and how, by understanding how we make decisions, we can improve the way we make decisions. He...
View ArticleSearching for Resilience: A Walk in the Woods
I read an interesting article recently that crystallized several other thoughts for me. The paper – with the somewhat dry title of Resilience as Resource-based Design of Anticipated Situations...
View ArticleResilience for Dummies: What is Community Resilience
I read a lot – if I don’t have a newspaper or a magazine or a journal article to read, I’ll read cereal boxes. Or I’ll get on the internet and find something there. In doing this, I’ve discovered a new...
View ArticleA Path to Economic Recovery and Resilience
Just over a year ago, I wrote about what a more resilient economy might look like (see Recovering from the Great Recession – What Might a More Resilient Economy Look Like?). I talked about a...
View ArticleContradictory Information
When we are presented with information that fits with our beliefs or tentative decisions we will tend to accept any information that fits and not investigate further. When presented with information...
View ArticleThe Framing Effect
The way that a question or situation is phrased has a strong effect on your answer or decision. We tend to make decisions which are closer to the ’starting point’ which the issue has imprinted on our...
View ArticleThe Power of Community Assessments
We often view assessments of our communities as mechanical processes accomplished by outside experts who tell us what’s wrong with our community. But community resilience assessments collaboratively...
View ArticleAn Ideal Federal Program
My colleague, John Plodinec, recently suggested that resilience has become a movement (CARRI Blog, “Resilience – One Movement, Many Voices,” December 19, 2011). If so, there is no better example of the...
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