Author: Building Resilient Neighbourhoods

“Over the space of just 20 years a handful of big companies have taken over large swaths of our economy. Our banking system, diversified as recently as the 1990s, is…

Resilience.org supports the building of community responses to the many inter-related crises of our time. Resilience.org provides a daily stream of news and articles on Energy, Economy, Environment, Food &…

A green economy is not business as usual — with some clean technology added in. The transition is more fundamental and more exciting. It requires rethinking work and productivity, and…

The Resilience Capacity Index (RCI) is a single statistic summarizing a region’s status on twelve factors hypothesized to influence the ability of a region to bounce back from a future…

PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity by Lifting Up What Works.Founded in 1999, PolicyLink connects the work of people on the ground to…

The Fifth Avenue Committee (FAC) has worked for fifteen years to revitalize the lower Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, building affordable housing, rehabbing dilapidated buildings and training residents…

The Cinderella story of a plain & lonely concrete wall in the Vic West neighbourhood of Victoria, BC that became beautiful with the help of its neighbours, a giant chicken,…

The Great Neighborhood Book explains how any community can be improved and enlivened, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there. Through…

The PlanH program supports local government engagement and partnerships across sectors for creating healthier communities. Recognizing that community policy, plans, and decisions affect health and well-being, PlanH provides learning opportunities,…

Park(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. We don’t endorse buying all this stuff new just to…

Co-op Atlantic is the second largest regional co-operative wholesaler in Canada and the largest co-operative in Atlantic Canada. Based in Moncton, N.B., Co-op Atlantic is owned by more than 100…

People’s Academy for Community Engagement (PACE) is Seattle’s civic leadership development program dedicated to building the skills of community members in a multicultural participatory learning environment. Participants learn hands-on strategies…