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4 From Discussion to Action: Looking into the Future
Pages 47-50

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... He also noted the increased importance of green infrastructure in building resilience, particularly in terms of the role it can play to mitigate flooding in cities. A second theme he emphasized was the need for a "culture of resilience." Eduardo Martinez of the UPS Foundation called resilience a "state of mind" while Paul Nicolas of Microsoft stated that resilience comes out of "people and culture." Galloway stated that the entire country requires a cultural shift in order to move toward a more complete, holistic understanding of resilience, and emphasized that resilience is needed at both the individual level and through effective leadership.
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From page 48...
... Others spoke of efforts at the international, national, state, or local level where decision makers try to incentivize or mandate resilience. The third topic area was what Peek called "the sunshine versus the storm cloud." On one hand, the "resilience is everything" advocates spoke about health, well-being, sustainability, sustainable living, equality, and access for all.
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From page 49...
... It's the only way we're going to invest in building the communities that we want -- healthy, thriving, safe, and resilient communities." An audience member asked Langston to elaborate on the cultural and social changes she has seen in academia or among political leaders, and asked what her expectations would be to increase resilience in communities. Langston cited work at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on b ­ oundary-spanning leadership that focuses on creating direction, alignment, and commitment across boundaries.
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... Finally, an audience member noted that resilience is not just disaster preparedness, but a mindset and culture that weaves across multiple community goals, challenges, and priorities.
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