Sentences with phrase «overall community resilience»
New Orleans's resilience to repeated floods and hurricanes in the past relied primarily on short - term flood protection levees, rather than a strategy of enhancing overall community resilience.
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The report calls community resilience to hazards, including the impacts associated with climate change «an element of overall national security.»
Glaum and Kessler developed a computer model showing that decreased growth of individual plants can benefit overall populations and community resilience by indirectly controlling herbivore population growth.
The overall goal of the study was to examine what factors promote strength, resilience and more positive mental health outcomes in this Aboriginal community.
Overall findings from the study suggest that strength and resilience in mental health, as well as physical, spiritual, and emotional health, were positively attributed to having: a strong and deep connection to the land and traditions; an openness to diverse approaches to spirituality; community engagement, and shared parenting roles amongst its members.
Modeled originally after LEED, the SITES program has shifted the focus beyond the building to reveal the necessity of healthy, functioning landscapes and green infrastructure in achieving overall sustainability and community resilience.
Despite laudable efforts initiated in 2013 by the Obama Administration to assist state and local leaders to better prepare for climate impacts, and to help communities increase their overall resilience, too many Americans are still too vulnerable.
The overall purposes of the MRBN are to create community conversations, increasing awareness of ACEs and resilience among Maine citizens, and to provide collegial support among professionals from multiple disciplines in Maine.