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Resilient Design: Prevention & Recovery (Selected Resources): Educational Materials

Books in the Library

Designed for dry feet : flood protection and land reclamation in the Netherlands
On the water : Palisade Bay
Rising currents : projects for New York's waterfront /
Sustainable and Resilient Communities
ISBN: 0470918748

Web Resources

Flood prevention Guide (Centre Europeen de Prevention du Risque d'Inondation)
Fourth National Climate Assessment (2018 - Global Change)
Free APA publications addressing high-wind-resistant design and construction
Homeowners guide to natural disasters
PlanNYC 2030 (2014 report)
Resilient Design Institute site
Safer Homes, Stronger Communities : A Handbook for Reconstructing after Natural Disasters
Sea-level rise viewer (NOAA)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Urban Waterfront Adaptive Strategies (NYC)
Water Robust Buildings (Dutch Report)

FEMA Resources

FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Reports
Hurricane Sandy – Building Science Activities & Resources

Conferences, Lectures & Workshops

International Conference on Seismic Design of Earthquake Resilient Cities
Resilient Cities (ICLEI)
Resilient Design Conference at the United Nations

Videos & Podcasts

Extreme architecture: Can architects future-proof us against fire and flood?
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
Shored Up (by Ben Kalina)
Videos from Blueprint for Safety
VisioNYC 2080: Towards a Risk-Resilient City

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