title: Toward Resilience: A Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
author:  Marilise Turnbull 
description: "[T]this guide is a fantastic resource. Not only does it recognize the importance of involving local people to build on their existing strengths to prepare for disasters and adapt to climate change, it provides practical guidance for identifying high-risk groups ... and how to work with them effectively. Congratulations on a great resource." (Maria Tiimon, Pacific Outreach Officer)
zlib_text: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO 
  CLIMATE CHANGE
  THEORY, RESEARCH & PRACTICE
  Dana Hellman & Vivek Shandas
  [Decorative cover image]
  
  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) 
  license except where otherwise noted. 
  Copyright © 2020 Dana Hellman and Vivek Shandas
  
  AUTHORS’ NOTE
  This reader is an Open Educational Resource, meant to accompany a graduate or higher-
  level undergraduate university course in climate change resilience, adaptation, and/or 
  planning. While the material is geared toward students in urban and regional planning, 
  it may also be of interest to students of urban studies, public health, geography, political 
  science, sociology, risk management, and others.
  Each section of this volume includes (1) an introductory summary, (2) a reading list with 
  full text articles*, (3) student exercises meant to enhance understanding and facilitate 
  in-class discussion, and (4) additional discussion prompts or activities for instr