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- Turbulence
- 2014
- Book
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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The ever tighter linking of our food, water, and energy systems in the context of a changing climate is leading to increasing turbulence in the world. As a consequence, it becomes ever more crucial to develop cities, regions, and economies with resilience in mind. Because of multinational corporations’ global reach, substantial resources, and information-driven leadership structures, these entities can play a major, constructive role in improving our understanding and design of resilient systems.
This volume is the product of the Resilience Action Initiative, a collaboration among Dow, DuPont, IBM, McKinsey, Shell, Siemens, Swiss Re, Unilever, and Yara designed to explore possible corporate contributions to global resilience, especially at the nexus of water, food, and energy. Aggressively forward-thinking and consistent with an enlightened self-interest, the ideas considered here represent a corporate perspective on the broad collaborations required for a more resilient world.
This volume is the product of the Resilience Action Initiative, a collaboration among Dow, DuPont, IBM, McKinsey, Shell, Siemens, Swiss Re, Unilever, and Yara designed to explore possible corporate contributions to global resilience, especially at the nexus of water, food, and energy. Aggressively forward-thinking and consistent with an enlightened self-interest, the ideas considered here represent a corporate perspective on the broad collaborations required for a more resilient world.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 1-4
- Editor’s foreword
- pp. 9-12
- Part I – Introduction to RAI
- Part II – The resilience lens
- Part III – Resilience in action
- 6. The case for green infrastructure
- pp. 87-100
- 7. Nexus! Resilience in a pressure cooker
- pp. 101-110
- 8. Getting to resilience from the bottom-up
- pp. 111-122
- 9. Corporations and Resilience
- pp. 123-130
- Author biographies
- pp. 175-180
- Bibliography
- pp. 181-186
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048524358
Related ISBN
9789089647122
MARC Record
OCLC
1112362528
Pages
176
Launched on MUSE
2019-08-18
Language
English
Open Access
Yes