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oapen-20.500.12657-333782022-04-26T12:24:09Z Future-Proofing the State Boston, Jonathan Wanna, John Lipski, Vic Pritchard, Justin natural disasters economics future futureproofing planning crisis Emergency management New Zealand bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFR Social forecasting, future studies This book focuses on the challenges facing governments and communities in preparing for and responding to major crises — especially the hard to predict yet unavoidable natural disasters ranging from earthquakes and tsunamis to floods and bushfires, as well as pandemics and global economic crises. Future-proofing the state and our societies involves decision-makers developing capacities to learn from recent ‘disaster’ experiences in order to be better placed to anticipate and prepare for foreseeable challenges. To undertake such futureproofing means taking long-term (and often recurring) problems seriously, managing risks appropriately, investing in preparedness, prevention and mitigation, reducing future vulnerability, building resilience in communities and institutions, and cultivating astute leadership. In the past we have often heard calls for ‘better future-proofing’ in the aftermath of disasters, but then neglected the imperatives of the message. Future-Proofing the State is organised around four key themes: how can we better predict and manage the future; how can we transform the short-term thinking shaped by our political cycles into more effective long-term planning; how can we build learning into our preparations for future policies and management; and how can we successfully build trust and community resilience to meet future challenges more adequately? 2014-08-03 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:41:50Z 2020-04-01T14:41:50Z 2014 book 496491 OCN: 945782312 9781925021516 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33378 eng application/pdf n/a 496491.pdf http://press.anu.edu.au/titles/australia-and-new-zealand-school-of-government-anzsog-2/future-proofing-the-state/ ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_496491 10.26530/OAPEN_496491 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 9781925021516 open access
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This book focuses on the challenges facing governments and communities in preparing for and responding to major crises — especially the hard to predict yet unavoidable natural disasters ranging from earthquakes and tsunamis to floods and bushfires, as well as pandemics and global economic crises. Future-proofing the state and our societies involves decision-makers developing capacities to learn from recent ‘disaster’ experiences in order to be better placed to anticipate and prepare for foreseeable challenges. To undertake such futureproofing means taking long-term (and often recurring) problems seriously, managing risks appropriately, investing in preparedness, prevention and mitigation, reducing future vulnerability, building resilience in communities and institutions, and cultivating astute leadership. In the past we have often heard calls for ‘better future-proofing’ in the aftermath of disasters, but then neglected the imperatives of the message.
Future-Proofing the State is organised around four key themes: how can we better predict and manage the future; how can we transform the short-term thinking shaped by our political cycles into more effective long-term planning; how can we build learning into our preparations for future policies and management; and how can we successfully build trust and community resilience to meet future challenges more adequately?
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