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How to Build Community Consensus Throughout the Engagement Process

Social Pinpoint

It has even been revealed that community opposition has contributed to the delay or cancellation of more than $30 billion worth of infrastructure projects nationally in the decade to 2017. It’s essential that we build consensus throughout the community engagement process, especially when the project is new or controversial.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). They have few mechanisms for involving the community or creating an efficient, effective local system. Kerslake, B. Moore-Bick, M.