The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong

by Judith Rodin

Book Overview

Building resilience -- the ability to bounce back more quickly and effectively -- is an urgent social and economic issue. Our interconnected world is susceptible to sudden and dramatic shocks and stresses: a cyber-attack, a new strain of virus, a structural failure, a violent storm, a civil disturbance, an economic blow.

Through an astonishing range of stories, Judith Rodin shows how people, organizations, businesses, communities, and cities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610394704
• ISBN13: 9781610394703
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"