Fast Burn vs Slow Burn in Red Zones

Joplin Tornado Anniversary | The MIT Press

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the deadly tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri. Keith Tidball, coauthor of Civic Ecology: Adaptation and Transformation from the Ground Up, reflects on his work in Joplin, rebuilding after devastation, and how principles of civic ecology were demonstrated in the aftermath.



Joplin Tornado Anniversary | The MIT Press

Rachel Dobbs Dance - Day of Unity Joplin 2012

On a phone call recently, Chris Cotton, Joplin Parks and Recreation Director, told me  "Keith, we are tornadoed out." I understood his fatigue, and the fatigue of the community.  And yet, what resilience, what resolute resolve, what a recovery. As we approach the 4 year anniversary of the tornado that struck Joplin, I recalled a stunning performance by Rachel Dobbs at the 2012 Joplin Day of Unity, one in which, through her choreographed dance, Ms. Dobbs captured the fear of an approaching storm, the terror of experiencing its wrath, and the tragic and beautiful aftermaths, intertwined with hope and loss, and resilience, resolve, realization. Here's to you, Joplin. You are always loved, and may you always prosper.

Need-based giving in Disaster - Tidball Presentation at ASU

Recent presentation at the Need-based transfers in water management and disaster recovery workshop Hosted by the Human Generosity Project and the Decision Center for a Desert City at Arizona State University.

Greening in the Red Zone - book review

A new book review in the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development for the book Greening in the Red Zone.

Ancient Trees: Woman Spends 14 Years Photographing World’s Oldest Trees | Bored Panda

Ancient Trees: Woman Spends 14 Years Photographing World’s Oldest Trees | Bored Panda

National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change (Report Launch) | New Security Beat

See the report here: National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change (Report Launch) | New Security Beat

Vatican sustainability summit urges action on ecological devastation

"Human action which is not respectful of nature becomes a boomerang for human beings that creates inequality and extends ... "the globalization of indifference" and the "economy of exclusion", which themselves endanger solidarity with present and future generations ..."



Read more here ... Vatican sustainability summit urges action on ecological devastation | National Catholic Reporter

Kabul’s hidden gardens offer Afghans haven from war

 Kabul was once known as a city of gardens. Indeed, behind the razor wire and 10 ft walls of private residences, there are still verdant serenities, a world away from the bedlam outside.

Learn more here.

A bit of gardening in the shadow of Baghdad blast walls

From an article found here.

Green Road Project: Healing Wounded Warriors with Natural Encounters

Tree People on the Streets of Uruguay

Here is some fantastic tree symbol street art. Enjoy!



Tree People on the Streets of Uruguay | Colossal

Growing Trees Together: After the Joplin Tornado

Here is a great piece underscoring the  importance of urban forestry after a disasetr from my friend and colleague Ric Mayer:

www.isa-arbor.com/events/conference/proceedings/2013/MAYER_Sprouting a Community Recovery Forest.pdf

OUTDOORS: Wounded, but willing - Finger Lakes Times: Sports

Here is a piece describinbg recent work with Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation at a couples retreat in upstate NY.

OUTDOORS: Wounded, but willing - Finger Lakes Times: Sports

Review of GRZ book in the journal of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening...

Greening in the Red Zone, 2013K.G.TidballM.E.KrasnyGreening in the Red Zone: Disaster, Resilience and Community Greening2013SpringerBerlin978-90-481-9946-4

Greening in the Red Zone book review in Children, Youth, and Environments journal

Children, Youth and Environments Vol. 23, No. 1, Children, Violence, Community and the Physical Environment (2013), pp. 232-233 (article consists of 2 pages)

Excerpt -- OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF NOTE Greening in the Red Zone: Disaster, Resilience and Community Greening Keith G. Tidball and Marianne E. Krasny, eds. (2013). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 300 pages. $179.00 USD (hardback). ISBN 978-90-481-9946-4. This collection explores how people benefit from access to green spaces after traumatic events like violent conflicts or natural disasters—or even, in the case of wartime gardens, how people can use them to find refuge in the midst of trauma. The book’s premise is that the resilience of ecosystems and human systems are interdependent, and it seeks to make ecological restoration, gardening and urban greening integral elements of resilience theory. Given mounting evidence of the importance of contact with nature for human well-being, this integration is overdue. A substantial volume, the book contains 22 chapters that review research and theory, 11 vignettes that describe how communities around the world transformed scenes of destruction into green havens, and an introduction and synthesis by the book’s editors that connect the acts of community greening and caring for the natural world to social health and well-being... [more]. DOI: 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.23.1.0232 Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.23.1.0232

Researcher to study, develop public ‘healing spaces’ | Cornell Chronicle

The TKF Foundation funded Landscapes of Resilience project --
Researcher to study, develop public ‘healing spaces’ | Cornell Chronicle

TKF Foundation's 'National Nature Sacred Awards Program' Awards $4.5M in Grants -- ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Here's another mention of our TKF Funded work on Landscapes of Resilience

TKF Foundation's 'National Nature Sacred Awards Program' Awards $4.5M in Grants -- ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Rock, Tree, Human

A nice piece from my friend and colleague Erika Svendsen.... Rock, Tree, Human

Mechanisms of Resilience & Other ‘Re-Words’ in Urban Greening

A new blog post on The Nature of Cities blog : Mechanisms of Resilience & Other ‘Re-Words’ in Urban Greening