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"Media coverage of the recent fires in Los Angeles showed the heartbreaking
damage in Pacific Palisades and elsewhere across Los Angeles County. People
lost not only their houses but also the thriving communities of which they had
been part.
What was quickly apparent was the desire to rebuild. People often want their
lives to bounce back from every crisis or disaster and to recreate what they
have lost.
And this points to a broader issue that emerges after many natural disasters.
People want to rebuild and return to normal when, in the face of an
increasingly volatile climate, the best option may be to adapt and change.
There is a tension between a common understanding of personal resilience and
the resilience of complex adaptive systems such as cities. People have a
psychological and social need for stability and permanence, but all complex
systems are resilient only because they adapt when forced to.
In New Zealand, the same tension emerged in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Ahead of the second anniversary of the devastating cyclone – and as Northland
is battered, yet again, by severe weather and flooding – New Zealanders need to
ask how we can balance our personal resilience and need for stability while
also acknowledging the need for a managed retreat."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
