With heatwaves, bushfires, and floods, small towns and their surrounding communities have confronted a combination of successive disasters fuelled by climate change. And it's predicted to only get worse.
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2021
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Natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods, have proven that businesses both big and small have the ability to survive and thrive.
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2021
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By analyzing peoples' visitation patterns to essential establishments like pharmacies, religious centers and grocery stores during Hurricane Harvey, researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a framework to assess ...
Environment
Jul 22, 2021
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A new study finds that resilience is a dynamic process, rather than a fixed trait—and suggests this may have significant ramifications for the business world.
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2021
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Maria Sharmina and colleagues at the Tyndall Centre and MMU have published a paper in Nature Food on how companies in the seafood sector can make their business models both more resilient and compliant with circular economy ...
Agriculture
Jun 2, 2021
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When President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress tonight a common thread will likely run through much of his narrative: resilience. Beyond touting his administration's accomplishments, Biden is expected to use ...
Environment
Apr 29, 2021
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Most businesses were ill-prepared to deal with the pandemic and muddled though the challenges stemming from it, according to a report published today.
Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2021
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With most of the world's people now living in urban areas, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of urban resilience. It's just as important for adapting to climate change.
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2021
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Having a strong ethnic identity was linked with a lower risk of suicidal behaviors among Black college students in a recent study published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development.
Education
Oct 7, 2020
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Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the kind of mass extinctions not seen since the retreat of glaciers and arrival of humans about 13,000 years ago, cautions a new study published ...
Ecology
Aug 24, 2020
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