Children’s lives are being stifled. No longer are they able to spend time with friends unsupervised, explore their community or hang around in groups without being viewed with suspicion.
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Even superheroes can't do it alone -- relationships are the most important factor in protecting us from negative outcomes and teaching us adversity doesn't have to be harmful.
Building resilience is not the way to tackle burnout.
Hazardous professions including agriculture and heavy engineering are already having to find ways to adapt.
Words matter because they influence the way we understand environmental problems and shape their solutions.
Canadian speed skater and cyclist Clara Hughes, British tennis player Andy Murray and American gymnast Simone Biles all have something in common: adverse childhood experiences.
To improve access to locally grown food and help prevent disruptions to supply chains caused by climate change, we need to support farming on the fringes of cities.
The differences between owners and the growing number of renters, and between rural and urban areas, point to explanations other than affordability for the one-in-two Australians who are underinsured.
While drought insurance schemes have produced mixed results to date, there remains hope for the future.
People who are more open-minded seem to be less bothered about closure.
A psychologist explains how to improve your ability to respond to challenges.
Many factors can influence people to evacuate or stay in place when disasters loom. Research using Facebook posts suggests that people with broad social networks are more apt to get moving.
Everybody benefits from more resilient children.
Many people board up their houses and stay in place during disasters – but often they aren't prepared to go without water, power or transportation for days or weeks afterward.
A developmental psychologist explains how she uses Harry Potter books to make child development more relatable to first-year college students, many of whom grew up on the wildly popular books.
Many factors can influence people to evacuate or stay in place when disasters threaten. New research using Facebook posts suggests that people with broad social networks are more apt to move.
Cape Town faced down "Day Zero" earlier this year, but that doesn't mean its water system is resilient. Other cities should also take note.
Teenagers with HIV in childcare facilities have to deal with the challenges of adolescence
while living with the disease.
Tackling climate change in African cities is difficult but multiple perspectives from all over the continent can help.
Bangalore's forgotten water wells are being revived, to help the city overcome centuries-old supply issues.
Top contributors
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Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director, Security and Resilience Program, Northeastern University
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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Executive Director, Sustainable & Resilient Economy, The Ohio State University
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bradford
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Assistant Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
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Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience, Brock University
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Research professor, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Research Fellow in Sustainable Urban Development, Connected Cities Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Academic, Population Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Head of Music Therapy, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
