Emergency Planning

MAY 30, 2019

I have argued elsewhere (Alexander 2017) that the number of times the word 'should' is used in an official document is an inverse indicator of its utility. Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. Disaster Planning and Emergency Management, 18 July 2017. GNCSODR 2015.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Yet, faced with natural hazards, relative isolation, economic deprivation and cultural decline, it badly needs social solidarity, and that is something it lacks. Several arguments can be marshalled against the idea of community resilience:- The concept of 'community' has no inherent geographical scale.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Resilience Natural Hazard Hazard 130

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 30, 2025

At the LEAP Wallerstein Panel on AI + Extreme Weather Preparedness , experts from academia and public planning came together to discuss the use of AI/ML for real-world decision-making for disaster management and climate resilience. The NPCC is instrumental for climate resilience planning in New York City.

Natural Hazard 69

Natural Hazard Telecommunications All-Hazards Hazard 69