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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses."

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

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The number jumped in 2020 and 2021 (the most recent year for which stats are available), first because of COVID restrictions and then staffing shortages. Still, 50% of transactions were completed in less than 15 minutes, according to the bureau’s 2021 annual report (the most recent report available). Residents have noticed.

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Railroad tourism as a way to promote transit: Union Pacific's Big Boy steam locomotive journey

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Valley Transit (San Jose) poster promoting transit use and transportation demand management. It is inspired by how Amtrak had National Trains Day/Weekend in the early to mid 2010s, as a promotional event.

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Bay-Delta Restoration Program: CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022

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Through this NOFO, Reclamation provides funding for projects that increase water reliability and improve water management, including the use of expanded technologies and improved capabilities consistent with the goals of the October 19, 2018, Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West.

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2021 Spotlight: The U.S. Cities with the Most Satisfied Residents

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It’s a measurement that local governments can use to understand where they’re doing well, where they need to improve, and more importantly, for performance management. As 2021 comes to a close, we took a look at which cities have the most satisfied residents, and at what makes those cities so great. The post 2021 Spotlight: The U.S.

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BTMFBA: maintaining arts spaces in the face of rising real estate values | Seattle, New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But one group has managed to hold off the forces of gentrification — and keep growing — for almost two decades. Then the dancers, sculptors and jewelry-makers get the boot when “progress” arrives, and landlords can cash in by selling to builders or remodeling for a more upscale market.

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Out with the old: Why traditional tech training methods need upgrading

Open Access Government - Technology News

A recent survey from AND Digital found that 81% of UK managing directors say a lack of digital skills negatively affects their company, while more than a quarter (27%) of employees claim that they don’t have sufficient digital skills to do their job role. In 2021/22, only 53.4% increase from 2018/19.

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