Improving cities by using the notion of “urban metabolism”
As is the case with organisms, cities need energy, water, and nutrients, and they need to dispose of wastes and byproducts in ways which are viable and sustainable over the long run.
Read More →Connecting Grassroots to Government: A Wilson Center Workshop
From Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0 This week the Commons Lab of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will be hosting a workshop titled: “Connecting Grassroots to Government for Disaster Management.” This event is being held in collaboration with the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation, the International Association for Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ESRI, TechChange, NetHope, [...]
Read More →Why Emergency Managers Should Focus on Sustainability (OpEd)
Green: it’s more than just a color, it’s a movement. Its integration into the field of emergency management should be no exception, and it would seem only logical that community sustainability should go hand-in-hand with environmental sustainability to mitigate the impacts of disaster. However, this does not seem to be the case. In the process [...]
Read More →Cyber-Crime a Focus of the World Conference on Disaster Management.
From Bob Pessemier @ TiPS: A practical approach to technology Blog Every public safety organization has data and information and is under threat of cyber-crime. The World Conference on Disaster Management will be held in Toronto, Canada on June 25-27 and a focus area of this year’s conference is cyber crime. Robert Beggs, CEO of [...]
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