‘Build back better’ sounds great in theory, but does the government really know what it means in practice?

<https://theconversation.com/build-back-better-sounds-great-in-theory-but-does-the-government-really-know-what-it-means-in-practice-200514>

"In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins promised
to invest billions in disaster-hit communities to “build back better”. But
building community and infrastructure resilience will take more than just cash.

In our 2018 book, Resilient Post Disaster Recovery through Building Back
Better, my co-authors and I argue for a systematic approach to disaster
recovery that focuses on building resilience. This can be achieved by using the
principles of building back better and embedding these in all disaster recovery
practices.

The ultimate goal of building back better is to make communities stronger and
more resilient following a disaster.

In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, the government will need to work with a
wide range of groups – including community and industry leaders, businesses and
insurance companies – to rebuild affected social and economic environments,
rehabilitate and improve the natural environment and create a resilient built
environment.

This is a challenging task that requires a systematic rethinking of how we
create the places we live in now – and how we want to live in the future."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
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