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Appendix A: Breakout Group Tables
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... Appendix A Breakout Group Tables TABLE A-1 Vulnerable Communities Breakout Table Component Objectives Measures/indicators Resilience Goals Communication Measure number of Measure how many Develop flexibility in people in community people in the communication systems with special community: to deal with uncertain communication needs events Non-English Identify mechanisms to Deaf/Hearing Impaired Have alternative means address communication Vision Impaired of communication/ needs with those who Illiterate redundancy in systems to have limited ability to Limited English provide vulnerable understand information Proficiency populations information Undocumented/Docume in case main systems are Identify resources to help nted Immigrants down those in the community Tourists University Students Develop a network of translators who can reach out to people with special communication needs Implement training for organizations/community groups to address special communication needs Other Components: Medical Independence/Mobility Supervision/Self-determination Transportation Social Networks/Connections Resources/Empowered 27
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... 28 Developing a Framework for Measuring Community Resilience: Summary of a Workshop TABLE A-2 Critical and Environmental Infrastructure Breakout Table Component Objectives Measures/Indicators Incentives Water Availability Quality Containment Inventory Energy Reliability Recovery Reduced Env. Impact Accessibility Independence Transportation Mobility Accessibility Evacuation Reliability Communication Mass communication Person to person Emergency/911 functions/responder Commercial activity Environment Protection of community assets Quality for human health and ecosystem health Interdependence of regions Quality of life
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... Treat as a marker of strength. Analyze likelihood of business interruption Cultural Diversity Culture of preparedness/self-reliance; income diversity; affordability; occupational diversity Education and Schools Investigate role of schools in community – short term rallying points; long-term reasons to stay/return, livelihood advancement, skills development, understanding risk.
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... 30 Developing a Framework for Measuring Community Resilience: Summary of a Workshop TABLE A-4 Built Environment Breakout Table Component Objectives Measures/Indicators Incentives Housing Robustness, Presence of building codes for housing Grants and Resourcefulness, including rental properties; percentage innovative Recovery, and building codes met; processes in place taxpayer Redundancy to bring housing up to code incentives for upgrades Overall housing stock: manufactured, rental, owner; ability to enforce building Innovative codes; how much of housing stock permitting participates in insurance Baseline conditions for the housing stock; ratio of home renters to home owners; percentage of transient citizens Business Robustness, Awareness: how aware is the business Grants and Resourcefulness, community of risks it faces for loss of innovative Recovery, and business, property damage and disruption taxpayer Redundancy of services/revenue incentives for upgrades Baseline conditions Innovative Employee engagement permitting Number of local versus national or multinational businesses Percentage of population employed by businesses Percentage of businesses with continuity plan in place Community Facilities Robustness, Baseline conditions of facility stock, Grants and (e.g., schools, public Resourcefulness, housing code compliance innovative administration) Recovery, and taxpayer Redundancy incentives for upgrades Innovative permitting Health Care Facilities Robustness, Health deserts Resourcefulness, Baseline conditions: continuity of operations; Recovery, and contingency plans; capacity for sheltering in Redundancy place and critical health services; percentage of community that is retired
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Key Terms

  • cultural diversity
  • investigate role
  • business interruption
  • interruption cultural
  • term rallying

  • schools investigate
  • income diversity
  • occupational diversity
  • understanding risk
  • short term

  • diversity education
  • separate concepts
  • skills development
  • livelihood advancement
  • analyze likelihood


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