The 2012 National Research Council report Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative highlighted the challenges of increasing national resilience in the United

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters i

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

Although advances in engineering can reduce the risk of dam and levee failure, some failures will still occur. Such events cause impacts on social and physical

Community resilience, or the sustained ability of a community to withstand and recover from adversity has become a key policy issue at federal, state, and local