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Resilience is an illusion

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Hence, public discourse and concerns could conceivably change overnight (as they did in the USA after "Nine-Eleven" in 2001). Strong trends are complemented by instabilities that could tip regional and global systems into an entirely different phase. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716. Holling, C.S Manyena, B.

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October 2016 | Studying Networks Over Time, By H. Brinton Milward

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Over time do networks become political actors in their own right that can forge a measure of autonomy (Carpenter, 2001)? 2001) The Forging of Bureaucratic Autonomy: Reputations, Networks, and Policy Innovation in Executive Agencies, 1862-1928. What is the role of human agency in the success and failure of networks? References.

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California Forests Are Disappearing–And So Are Air Pollution Disparities

The Lowe Down

California wildfires, 1980-2000 and 2001-2020 Source: California Fire Perimeters (1898-2020) dataset by Conservation Biology Institute. for 2016-2020. The 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and claimed 85 lives, was one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires occurring in recent years. in the period 2006-2010.

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CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

2001) (Fourth Amendment interests will only be abrogated by officer immunity if the officer can establish imminent danger when shooting an individual’s pet while on owner’s property)). 2016); Saathoff v. 2016); Saathoff v. 2016); Maldonado v. Muhlenberg Twp. , 3d 205, 212 (3d Cir. See Mayfield v. Bethards , 826 F.3d

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University of Utah University Neighborhood Partners program and community revitalization in West side Salt Lake City/County

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In " Back to School #3: College " (2016) I mention a number of elements (slightly edited): -- In most communities, colleges and universities are major property owners, and even developers (" Project Rehab, University City District, Philadelphia: Best Practice Neighborhood Stabilization Program ," " What do universities owe abutting communities?

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Shake Shack began as a small hot dog stand operating out of Madison Square Park in New York City in 2001 and grew into a gourmet fast-casual restaurant with more than 377 locations both domestically and internationally. Although maybe Marriott would be willing to license a revival of Hot Shoppes as a retro business venture.