Prepared Neighborhoods: Creating Resilience One Street at a Time [B0716]

2017 PB in excellent condition. Resiliency is a worthwhile pursuit, both for individuals and communities. But how to build strength into our lives as citizens? And into our towns? According to author Scott James, the answer lies within our neighborhoods, where sustainability meets preparedness. Prepared Neighborhoods will walk you step by step through creating a more resilient - and enjoyable - neighborhood and community. Self-sufficiency for every citizen is not realistic nor desirable. Creating group resilience through urban homesteading and neighborhood preparedness projects is a much more attractive goal that leads to a stronger community and brighter future!

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I learned about this book when I met Scott at a Preparedness Symposium on South Whidbey Island. The book is well informed and full of great advice. He finds a way to make the topic of disaster easy to read and implement into an actionable plan. Highly recommended! This would be a great book group read with preparedness discussion following. It might even save your life."; "In Prepared Neighborhoods, Scott James highlights the most critical, yet often overlooked tenet of preparedness: that communities with strong social connections and interdependence fare much better after a natural disaster than those that don't. Not only do these community connections serve us in the aftermath of a disaster, they enrich our lives daily in the present. James rightly focuses on expanding the mindset of the typical 3-day preparedness model to the more realistic scenario of 2+ weeks. He provides useful reference lists for both sheltering in place and evacuation scenarios. The book shines a light on post-disaster needs and stresses how working with neighbors NOW will enable us to bounce back more quickly in the aftermath of a disaster. Those of us in the Pacific Northwest know that we'll be on our own for at least 2 weeks after Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and the need to plan accordingly. Prepared Neighborhoods should be required reading for anyone living within the Cascadia Subduction Zone impact area!"