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It doesn’t work, so why do so many parents do it?
Australia can learn from how India used community hubs to bridge the gap between government and local communities in the challenging years of reconstruction.
When people are invested in one another and share a sense of place, they can respond to terrible events in admirable, courageous ways.
If your family Christmas usually involves annoying relatives and unwanted presents, here’s how to be grateful and actually enjoy what the festive season brings.
A fire in Toronto’s Black Creek neighbourhood displaced hundreds of people. One person died of smoke inhalation. The after-disaster response reveals some of the challenges faced by urban communities.
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stressful life events. Teenagers with at least one close friend and strong family relationships are more resilient than teens without such relationships.
In catastrophic fire conditions, leaving early is the only safe option. But in other conditions, one thing that’s often overlooked in decisions to stay or go is how mentally tough you need to be.
Current policy to manage and protect people from flooding disadvantages those who are most vulnerable.
Hundreds of Canadian municipalities have declared climate emergencies but many have yet to take action.
Literacy researchers analyze cross-Canada favourite books for kindergarten to Grade 2 readers, and suggest great “gritty” reads that can help normalize conversations surrounding failure and growth.
Dealing successfully with rudeness can help people develop resilience and confidence.
The benefits of being ‘mentally tough’ are many. Why let just those who are lucky to be naturally resilient benefit, when it can be taught to everyone?
New York City’s municipal budget relies heavily on the property taxes of extremely high-value real estate. That drives gentrification and distorts local policy in other ways that hurt residents.
Just as Kawhi Leonard did, each of us can apply load management in our lives to help promote our own resilience and success.
I wanted to see whether this extreme example of a team effort could tell us anything about the workplace.
Melbourne and Sydney are members of 100 Resilient CIties, which the Rockefeller Foundation has said it will no longer fund. So what has the global network achieved? And what can we learn from this?
Has anyone close to you asked you to cut down on your work? Do you feel guilty that you’re not spending enough time with your friends, family or even yourself? It might be time for change.
An engineering professor explains why rural areas are especially vulnerable to hurricanes, and what they can do to ensure that no one is left without help.
Pacific island nations are often framed as remote atolls facing rising seas and cyclones. But their cities are growing fast, so are efforts to help the most climate-vulnerable people hitting the mark?
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Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
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Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience, Brock University
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Lecturer in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
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Assistant Professor of Communication and Cognitive Science, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Executive Director, Sustainable & Resilient Economy, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, McGill University
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
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Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University