Strategic Resilience and Sustainability Planning

The book examines management strategies for developing and implementingstrategic resilience and sustainability plans for sustainable and climate-resilientcommunities and organizations. It examines trends in resilienceand sustainability planning, highlighting best practices and case studies. The bookexplores Quadruple Bottom Line strategies and methods to implement resilience andsustainability-related initiatives in organizations and communities. It also examinesdiverse perspectives on climate resilience, climatepreparedness and readiness, greenhouse gas emissionreductions policies, climate adaptation and mitigation, disaster preparedness andreadiness, and sustainable energy policies and projects. Additionally, the book offersinsights on strategic resilience and sustainability planning during a pandemic as well asprivate sector perspectives on strategic resilience and sustainability. In chapter one,the author presents expanded definitions of strategic resilience andsustainability as well as mechanisms reshaping communities and organizations. Chapter two examines strategic planning processes for communitiesand organizations and lays out planning steps. Chapter three offersinsights into community and organizational level engagement, looking at internaland external stakeholders, organizers, partners, collaborators, and implementers of distinct stages of strategic resilience and sustainability planning. Chapter fouroutlines measurements and tactics to track and improve strategic resilience and sustainability reporting mechanisms using the quadruplebottom line strategy. It offers a resilience progress report to ensure accountability, answerability, transparency, and good governance. Chapter fivedetails the implementation of a strategic resilience and sustainability plan, describing programs and initiatives to achieve resilient and sustainablecommunitiesand organizations. Chapter six extensively examines the theoretical and practical intersection between climate change, resilience, and sustainability. Chapter seven reviews resources available for strategic resilience and sustainability plans to aid communities and organizations. Chapter eightassesses the current and future state of resilience and sustainability in communities and organizations, including concerns surrounding climate change, pandemics, disasterresilience, and emergency management and preparedness.