A crash course in changing the world.
I would add water-bottle refill stations, solar powered bike racks and community bike-share programs to the city of Gainesville. These will greatly take our dependence off of bottled water, as well as reducing our stress on the power grid and decreasing our consumption of gasoline. (Don't forget to add the map)
Posted on April 23, 2014 at 5:13pm
When I'm 100 years old, I'm sure that I'll have a lot of wisdom and knowledge to pass down about the local culture and sustainability, but the two pieces that I would want to pass on most are 'live within your means' and 'don't let the little things bother you'. Live within your means simply means that both with resources and monetarily, don't live with what you can't afford or sustain yourself. You need to be able to sustain your lifestyle if you want the world to still be a comfortable…
ContinuePosted on April 23, 2014 at 5:11pm
The people I would call on if the Flu pandemic hit my part of the world to help mitigate the crisis would be the Boy Scouts of America. We already have an organizational structure within the unit, almost every single youth possesses leadership skills, (as well as most of the adults) and there is a troop in just about every community. They are familiar with the area because they live in the area and so the only learning curve would be a small one in the dissemination of information and…
ContinuePosted on April 23, 2014 at 5:08pm
The insight that stood out most to me was managing panic in a pandemic. Just because you stay calm and those you associate with stay calm when a crisis strikes doesn't mean those around you will. The real danger of a crisis arises not from the crisis itself, but from the fear it insights in people and the response taken to that fear. Being able to control the fear and avoid panic is paramount to good crisis management.
Posted on April 23, 2014 at 5:05pm
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