Economic Architecture The Podcast
When people come together to build more resilient communities [Episode 66]
Resilience can be defined in technical terms, as an approach to addressing rising climate risk, but it also describes the fortitude of people in communities struck by unexpected challenges. When financing and designing solutions for climate risk, both human strength and technical solutions must be integrated to reach the fullest understanding of resilience. In this week’s conversation, host Stuart Yasgur sits down with Michael Berkowitz to discuss how the University of Miami is shaping its resilience priorities, the interdisciplinary coordination needed to achieve its vision, and the lessons learned from…
Resilience can be defined in technical terms, as an approach to addressing rising climate risk, but it also describes the fortitude of people in communities struck by unexpected challenges. When financing and designing solutions for climate risk, both human strength and technical solutions must be integrated to reach the fullest understanding of resilience.
In this week’s conversation, host Stuart Yasgur sits down with Michael Berkowitz to discuss how the University of Miami is shaping its resilience priorities, the interdisciplinary coordination needed to achieve its vision, and the lessons learned from community-led resilience in New York City over recent decades.
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