Concurrent Threats and Disasters: Modeling and Managing Risk and Resilience
This article provides a literature review of how policymakers were prompted to reassess operations and management strategies that support society’s critical functions like infrastructure, healthcare services, supply chains, and emergency response due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The article highlights the need that concurrent environmental threats require an approach that considers both risk and resilience. This resource includes:
- Suggestions on how to implement resilience focused approach
- Shares new considerations around planning and preparing, absorbing, recovering and adapting to the occurrence of natural disaster. Recommended for local officials, policymakers, and emergency responders.