Resliance

I thought Krasny and Tidball's paper was very informative. Their discussion on Resliance (abilitiy to change , self organization capability, ability to build and improve; vs. biological resiliance: ability to remain stable if a species dies out, or other catastrophe happens) explained away a little of my confusion on the topic. I liked how they discussed the different ways to make a community more perseverant under pressure - this seems like incredibly important knowledge in this time of constant fear of some sort of catastrophe happening to large cities, and especially after 9/11 and New Orleans flooding. The mention of how greenery can create human capital by luring people in to garden, which then creates financial and physical capital, and finally social capital, really struck me. Their arguements also had broad connections to world issues: instead of just sending money, people should reassess the good contributors to resiliance that are already in the community. This will help prevention of later catastrophes and help the community recooperate more successfully then just giving money, if the community finds a way to work within itself, and to foster community cooperation.