social learning and resilience how communities can respond creatively to adversity

Social Learning and ResilienceHow communities can respond creatively to adversity

Annie Kia October 2012

Resilience

The ability of a system to absorb

disturbance and still retain its

basic function and structure.

Walker & Salt 2006

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Building ‘soft infrastructure’

Sustain Northern Rivers = networked intelligence

High food prices = political instability

The Food Crises and Political Instability in North Africa and the Middle East Marco Lagi et al, New England Complex Systems Institute 2011 http://arxiv.org/pdf/1108.2455v1.pdf

Acland

Camberwell

Sonora, Texas

Ceremony

Pride in community

Social learning

Individual skill development

Adult learning is essential for resilient communities