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Resilience

 

A resilient city is one that 'bounces forward' from shocks and stresses with a smarter infrastructure, a stronger economy, and a healthier community.

Shocks are typically disruptive, single event disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, terrorism, disease outbreak or extreme heat. Stresses are factors that pressure a city on a daily or reoccurring basis, such as aging infrastructure, climate change, violent crime, homelessness or concentrated poverty.

Urban resilience is about making a city stronger, in both good times and bad, for the benefit of all its citizens, particularly the poor and vulnerable. For Tallahassee, resilience is about strengthening the reliability of our infrastructure, protecting a robust natural environment and local economy, building up our adaptive capacity, and empowering self-sufficiency across the community. The City has implemented several strategic initiatives and continues to enhance efforts to build a more resilient community.

 

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About the Sustainability and Resilience Division

The Sustainability and Resilience Division partners across city government and stakeholders to build our community's capacity to thrive in the face of acute shocks (disaster or climate events) and chronic stresses (socio-economic, infrastructure or institutional weaknesses). Under the leadership of the City's Chief Resilience Officer, the division implements a cohesive long-range strategy and oversees the integration of effective initiatives across city plans, programs, and policies. The team partners across different departments and outside agencies to implement initiatives that create a more secure and sustainable future for Tallahassee.

 

Sustainability and Resilience Division
Visit Us: 435 North Macomb St., 3rd Floor | Tallahassee, FL 32301
Mail To:: 300 S. Adams St., B-15, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: 850-891-7007 | Fax: 850-891-8499
Email: resilience@talgov.com