S2E7: Dollars & Disasters: The Value of Resilience

Disaster Discussions Podcast
06/07/2023 53 min Temporada 2 Episodio 7
S2E7: Dollars & Disasters: The Value of Resilience

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This episode explores the cost-effectiveness of resilience with professor, author, and economist Dr. Kevin Simmons. Using data from decades of research, he explains how catastrophic weather events like Hurricane Andrew and the Moore, OK tornado can bring about public policy changes. He also shares details on how mitigation reduces damage, and he shows us the ways in which resilient construction has a positive return on investment.

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