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Articles on Resilience
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Victory gardens were popular during wartime, and have made a comeback during the current pandemic.
Dads have taken over TikTok since social isolation began. More than a way to kill time at home, laughter and fun dancing times can build family bonds, reduce stress and cultivate a resilient mindset.
Japan took a fresh approach to ensuring their society was more resilient to the frequent earthquakes they experience. We could learn from its experience.
A psychologist explains how to get a grip on anxiety triggered by COVID-19.
It doesn’t work, so why do so many parents do it?
Australia can learn from how India used community hubs to bridge the gap between government and local communities in the challenging years of reconstruction.
When people are invested in one another and share a sense of place, they can respond to terrible events in admirable, courageous ways.
If your family Christmas usually involves annoying relatives and unwanted presents, here’s how to be grateful and actually enjoy what the festive season brings.
A fire in Toronto’s Black Creek neighbourhood displaced hundreds of people. One person died of smoke inhalation. The after-disaster response reveals some of the challenges faced by urban communities.
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stressful life events. Teenagers with at least one close friend and strong family relationships are more resilient than teens without such relationships.
In catastrophic fire conditions, leaving early is the only safe option. But in other conditions, one thing that’s often overlooked in decisions to stay or go is how mentally tough you need to be.
Current policy to manage and protect people from flooding disadvantages those who are most vulnerable.
Hundreds of Canadian municipalities have declared climate emergencies but many have yet to take action.
Literacy researchers analyze cross-Canada favourite books for kindergarten to Grade 2 readers, and suggest great “gritty” reads that can help normalize conversations surrounding failure and growth.
Dealing successfully with rudeness can help people develop resilience and confidence.
The benefits of being ‘mentally tough’ are many. Why let just those who are lucky to be naturally resilient benefit, when it can be taught to everyone?
New York City’s municipal budget relies heavily on the property taxes of extremely high-value real estate. That drives gentrification and distorts local policy in other ways that hurt residents.
Just as Kawhi Leonard did, each of us can apply load management in our lives to help promote our own resilience and success.
I wanted to see whether this extreme example of a team effort could tell us anything about the workplace.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience, Brock University
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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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Assistant Professor of Communication and Cognitive Science, University of California, Davis
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku 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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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Executive Director, Sustainable & Resilient Economy, The Ohio State University
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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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Assistant Professor, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, McGill University
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
