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2 days ago
With 56%+ of global population & 80%+ of Canadians living in cities, it's time to rethink the nature of urban resilience.
Included in the latest HazNet issue; "Ten major lessons that this pandemic can provide for Urban resilience".
"Enhancing resilience capacities is of critical significance in a world of increasing uncertainties and instabilities".
Ayyoob Sharifi & Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir explore and review the list which includes;
Promote active modes of transportation
Promote compact #UrbanDevelopment:
Provide #GreenSpaces in urban areas
Where do you think these fall in the list?
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Urban resilience: Ten lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic | HazNet
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By Ayyoob Sharifi and Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir Enhancing resilience capacities is of critical significance in a world of increasing uncertainties and instabilities. This is particularly essential in urban areas where most of the world population currently lives and increasing urbanization trends....- Likes: 0
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From heroes to scapegoats: How Canada's regional top doctors have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic
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The perception of public health officials is again being tested in Canada, this time at a scale not contemplated 18 years ago.Canadian Risk and Hazards Network - CRHNet
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Brain fog is a real thing. Well-being columnist Jennifer Moss sheds some light on it | CBC News
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Happiness and well-being columnist Jennifer Moss looks at how, after a year of enduring pandemic stress, brain fog may be clouding your thoughts.Canadian Risk and Hazards Network - CRHNet
4 days ago
At CRHNet we are very proud of the work that #HazNet does. The new issue is now ready for your reviews.
As the one-year mark of the global pandemic nears, it's an opportune time to step back, reflect & take stock. A year for the history books and in this new issue of #HazNet we focus on the critical first few months of the #pandemic: The First Wave #COVID19
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Over the next weeks we will be highlighting articles in the new issue including 10 major lessons that this pandemic can provide for #urbanresilience and much more. We'd love your feedback.
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Editors' Note - The First Wave - Fall/Winter 2021 | HazNet
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A note from Lily Yumagulova: A couple of days prior to this issue’s launch, my 12-year-old son, Timur, was reading out loud at the dinner table about murmuration, a phenomenon where hundreds, sometimes thousands, of starlings fly in swooping patterns. This constant motion in a quest for centrality...Canadian Risk and Hazards Network - CRHNet
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Some Texans use 2021 Ford F-150 hybrid pickup trucks to power homes amid winter storm
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"It would have been three miserable days without the truck," Jerry Hall, 73, of Kerrville, Texas, said in a phone interview.Follow Us on Twitter
Congrats on your retirement Alain!

Happy Retirement Day to Alain! What a career he’s had! We've learned so much & are thankful to have worked together.
To all our #EmergencyManagement friends, let’s all wish a very happy & well-deserved retirement to Alain!
All the best to a true trail-blazer in our industry!
Ayyoob Sharifi (@AySharifi @HiroshimaUnivEn) & Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir (@urbanplannerou1) review briefly including;
Promote active modes of transportation
Promote compact #UrbanDevelopment:
Provide #GreenSpaces in urban areas
Where do you think these fall in the list?