Launching a national conversation on disaster resilience in America : workshop summary / Peggy Tsai, rapporteur, Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Yih, Peggy Tsai, author.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters, author.

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--United States--Congresses.

Emergency management.

Disaster relief--United States--Congresses.

Disaster relief.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the increasing frequency of natural and human-induced disasters and the increasing magnitude of their consequences, a clear need exists for governments and communities to become more resilient. The National Research Council's 2012 report Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative addressed the importance of resilience, discussed different challenges and approaches for building resilience, and outlined steps for implementing resilience efforts in communities and within government. Launching a National Conversation on Disaster Resilience in America is a summary of a one-day event in November 2012 to formally launch a national conversation on resilience. Nationally-recognized experts in disaster resilience met to discuss developing a culture of resilience, implementing resilience, and understanding federal perspectives about resilience. This report includes a broad range of perspectives and experiences derived from many types of hazards and disasters in all parts of the country.

Contents:

Framing the conversation

Resilience as a complex national endeavor

A national vision for resilience: next steps

Workshop agenda

Biographical information, plenary session participants

List of registered participants

List of questions for afternoon breakout sessions.

Notes:

Disaster resilience: a national imperative, a report published by The National Academies Press in 2012, served as the basis for a one-day workshop on November 30, 2012 in Washington, D.C. This document is a summary of that workshop.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-309-28974-2

0-309-28972-6