AUTHORS:
MacClune, K., Allan, C., Venkateswaran, K. , Sabbag, Lea.

Boulder, Colorado, is prone to fires, floods and droughts. All are likely to intensify with climate change. This study looks at flooding in Boulder in September 2013. Though the scale of flooding was unprecedented, only 10 lives were lost, most infrastructure was maintained, and the recovery has been strong. This case study explores this resilience — what made it possible, and where there is opportunity for learning — by breaking it down into three categories which are Built Infrastructure, Human Systems and Legal and Cultural Norms. Perhaps most important for climate change adaptation and resilience is promoting imagination. We need to get good at imagining the unimaginable, and thinking about how existing systems, people, and policies can be easily, cheaply adapted to meet those challenges.

MacClune, K., Allan, C., Venkateswaran, K., & Sabbag, L. (2014). Floods in Boulder: A Study of Resilience. Boulder, CO: ISET-International. Retrieved from: http://i-s-e-t.org/resources/case-studies/floods-in-boulder.html

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