Resilience Capacity Index
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…
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…
rethink urban is a collaborative consulting group and an urban ideas blog. We are interested in stimulating discussion of best practices for great cities and in helping implement change. We focus…
Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Our pioneering Placemaking approach helps citizens…
Transition Town founder Rob Hopkins speaks to Saltspring Islanders about their resilience work and how it fits into what’s going on around the world. Click here to watch the video.