I encouraged her to write an article for Emergency Management Magazine on their experiences and she followed through. You can read Riverside Resiliency in the current edition, page 14.
Cedar Rapids Flood: Lessons Learned
In February of this year I met Sandi Fowler at a National Academies meeting on Cascading Disasters held in California. She serves as the Assistant
In February of this year I met Sandi Fowler at a National Academies meeting on Cascading Disasters held in California. She serves as the Assistant City Manager for the city of Cedar Rapids and had lived through their disaster--and now still the recovery process.
I encouraged her to write an article for Emergency Management Magazine on their experiences and she followed through. You can read Riverside Resiliency in the current edition, page 14.
The recovery efforts are still continuing and property buyouts are really just now starting to get into full swing. From the sounds of it, they are doing some good things for the city to make it more disaster resilient for the future. Hopefully they will get much of it done before the next storm of the century hits them again.
I encouraged her to write an article for Emergency Management Magazine on their experiences and she followed through. You can read Riverside Resiliency in the current edition, page 14.
