Bases for a Community Resilience System

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M. J. PlodinecDecember, 2010

Community “ecosystem”

Community resilience

The ability of a community to anticipate risk, limit impact, and recover rapidly

through adaptation, evolution, and growth in the face of turbulent

change.

Our communities are beleaguered

• Growing complexity

• Accelerating rate of change

• New spectrum of threats

• Great Recession

• Unrealistic expectations

Community Resilience System

Key Facets ofCommunity Resilience System

• Organization: community should use existing action mechanisms to achieve goals developed across the entire community

• Assessment: goals must reflect the unique identity of the community and the threats it actually faces

• Planning: action plans should lead community toward “building back better” even before disaster strikes

• Action: community must always monitor progress, and frequently re-evaluate direction

Path Forward

• Currently under development by four teams• Community leaders working group• Subject matter working group• Resilient benefits group (federal gov’t, insurers,

bankers)• CARRI staff

• Will complete initial version 2Q11

• Will pilot in first five communities 2011-13• Anticipate second group will start ~mid-term

• “Users group” being formed