What is Resiliency?



Interior Architecture + Design undergraduate program
This course examines the development and impact of resiliency as it relates to a community’s ability to predict, react and adapt to unanticipated factors.  Students gain factual knowledge about the strategies and tools required for implementing resiliency with a focus on historical built environments and business continuity planning.  Students analyze and observe various resilient approaches used across the globe and explore these important cultural and geographical differences through international travel. 

For the spring 2016 semester we are focusing on Boston and Barcelona.  Mount Ida College is located in Newton MA and travel to Barcelona will occur in May 2016.


RESILIENCY:

What is it and why is it important?


noun re·sil·ience \ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s\
: the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens

Flooding and Resilience: Leah Truesdell

Research: Flooding is a major problem in all regions and places throughout the world; no place is safe from flooding and there is no real...

Research:

Flooding is a major problem in all regions and places throughout the world; no place is safe from flooding and there is no real way to stop a flood. There are, however, infrastructural ways to deter a flood or to be prepared to deal with a flood if one is to occur. Implementing these strategies will make  an area more resilient under the circumstances of a flood. Each area that is effected by flooding will have to be prepared to deal with it in their own way as there are so many different types of floods.

Based on Research from the 100 Resilient Cities Flooding is an issue with infrastructure and the info-graphic below shows some of the issues and solutions that come with flooding. 

Info-Graphic




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