The Resilience Dividend
Managing disruption, avoiding disaster, and growing stronger in an unpredictable world
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-78125-359-5 (ISBN)
Description
London. Glasgow. Bristol. New York. Athens. Wenzhou. Boston. Oslo. Dhaka. New Orleans. Nairobi.
In recent years, dozens of cities across the globe have been hit by large-scale catastrophes of every kind: natural disaster, geopolitical conflict, food shortages, disease and contagion, terrorist attacks. If you haven't been directly touched by one of these cataclysms yourself, in our interconnected world you are sure to have been affected in some way. They harm vulnerable individuals, destabilise communities and threaten organisations and even whole societies.
We are at greater risk than ever from city-wide catastrophe, and as the severity and frequency of these disasters increase, we must become better at preparing for, responding to and recovering from them. Be it Haiti's dependence on humanitarian aid, the rebuilding effort after the Great Fire of Manhattan or the reason why more girls than boys drowned in Japan's 2011 tsunami, The Resilience Dividend combines vivid stories with practical insights (such as how to disaster-proof a building) and ground-breaking research to help build a radical future in which individuals, companies and entire societies face disaster by creating more dynamic, more resilient cities.
In recent years, dozens of cities across the globe have been hit by large-scale catastrophes of every kind: natural disaster, geopolitical conflict, food shortages, disease and contagion, terrorist attacks. If you haven't been directly touched by one of these cataclysms yourself, in our interconnected world you are sure to have been affected in some way. They harm vulnerable individuals, destabilise communities and threaten organisations and even whole societies.
We are at greater risk than ever from city-wide catastrophe, and as the severity and frequency of these disasters increase, we must become better at preparing for, responding to and recovering from them. Be it Haiti's dependence on humanitarian aid, the rebuilding effort after the Great Fire of Manhattan or the reason why more girls than boys drowned in Japan's 2011 tsunami, The Resilience Dividend combines vivid stories with practical insights (such as how to disaster-proof a building) and ground-breaking research to help build a radical future in which individuals, companies and entire societies face disaster by creating more dynamic, more resilient cities.
Reviews / Votes
Inspiring -- Bill Clinton A timely and insightful book -- Kofi Annan A timely and much needed contribution for creating a better world in an increasingly volatile environment. -- Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever Positive, pragmatic, and powerful, The Resilience Dividend is precisely the innovative thinking we need. By focusing on the ways individuals, businesses, and communities can build a foundation for resilience, Rodin gives us a blueprint for a future where we are stronger, more adaptable, and better equipped to meet the world's greatest challenges. -- Arianna Huffington This book makes a compelling case, drawing on stories from countries and communities across the world, that resilience is not just a defense mechanism but a positive gain or dividend, with added value in economic and social terms. The message is timely, given the increasingly disruptive force of climate change and the need to encourage communities to respond positively. It is also a highly readable account because it relies on actual human experience. -- Mary Robinson, president of the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice, and UN Special Envoy on Climate Change Judith Rodin is a world-class entrepreneurial philanthropist. In The Resilience Dividend, she brings her life's work to bear on the subject, drawing on her deep and personal experiences from around the world. She uses every tool available (including the world's most advanced technologies) to understand the urban terrain and to deploy real-world solutions. All with the goal of saving and improving human lives. -- Dr Alex Karp, cofounder and CEO, Palantir The Resilience Dividend delivers powerful proof that building resilience helps individuals, communities, and cities better recover from disasters and disruptions. Judith Rodin details connections between human, environmental, and economic systems, and offers a strategy to proactively address the threats they face. This very important book will help tackle complex challenges today and well into the future. -- Mark R. Tercek, president and CEO, The Nature Conservancy, and author of Nature's Fortune Rodin writes in an expert and straightforward manner about the character trait of resilience, addressed here in socioeconomic terms and on nothing less than a global scale ... While every author may hope to end a book with an indelible sentence, Rodin proves herself one of the select few who can pull this off. * Publisher's Weekly * An insightful look at what is known as the resilience dividend -- Vanessa Bush * Booklist * A revealing examination of the anatomy of resilience, the capacity to withstand and emerge stronger from acute shocks and chronic stresses ... A convincing argument that becoming resilient is not only possible, but essential; food for thought for all and especially recommended for community leaders. * Kirkus *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78125-359-5 (9781781253595)
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Managing disruption, avoiding disaster, and growing stronger in an unpredictable world
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Judith Rodin is president of the Rockefeller Foundation, a highly influential philanthropic organisation created 'to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world.'
As Provost of Yale she was the first woman to serve as president of an Ivy League institution, and has been recognised by Forbes as one of world's 100 most powerful women.
As Provost of Yale she was the first woman to serve as president of an Ivy League institution, and has been recognised by Forbes as one of world's 100 most powerful women.