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by the Resilient America Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, selected two large-scale themes within which to identify applied research topics. An initial report examined the theme of Social Capital and Social Connectedness for Resilience.
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to factors beyond money is a valuable topic for applied research because current tools have many limitations that may lead to disproportionate distribution of costs and benefits across the community when used for determining resource allocations for climate actions. Individuals and communities also often have difficulties with considering and prioritizing long-term challenges.
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However, the range of pressing challenges that demand attention at the local level often limits the attention paid to future threats. The hazard mitigation community, which has long faced similar challenges when advancing pre-disaster investment and action, can provide insight and experience to inform climate adaptation action.
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