The frequency and severity of disasters over the last few decades have presented
unprecedented challenges for communities across the United States. In 2005, Hurricane …

The concept of community resilience has gained considerable attention in the global health
discussions since the Ebola outbreak of West Africa in 2014–2015. However, there are no …

Urban resilience, a new urban development and governance agenda, is being rolled out
from the top down by a network of public, private, non-profit sector actors forming a global …

Purpose Post-disaster reconstruction poses a double-edged sword to its implementers as it
demands addressing survivors' need for speed as well as meeting the growing expectation …

Climate-related disasters are increasing in many parts of the world, yet investment in
disaster risk reduction (DRR) remains insufficient to manage these risks. This is despite …

Cedar Rapids, IA, offers a unique case study in planning for increased resilience. In 2008,
Cedar Rapids experienced severe flooding. Rather than simply rebuilding, the city of Cedar …

This paper describes a conceptual framework for the key components of social capital, as a
first step towards its measurement as part of the Treasury's Living Standards Framework. It …

At present, there is a global deficit in infrastructure and the World Bank Group (WBG) is one
of the major sources of financing to reduce this gap worldwide. The WBG has policies and …

Climate extremes and longer-term climate change impacts threaten the achievement of
development goals (Damania et al., 2017; IBRD, 2018). In 2030, up to 319 million extremely …

Home constitutes the most basic human need in most societies. At a micro-scale, a house is
one of the basic human rights and forms the foundation for a safe, comfortable, healthy and …