Resilience Book: The Resilience Imperative ByBuilding Resilient Neighbourhoods January 1, 2013April 25, 2024 The Resilience Imperative: Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy by Mike Lewis and Pat Conaty Climate change and escalating energy prices compel us to reinvent our economic life on a much more local and regional basis and an exploration of how communities across the globe are doing it.