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Root Causes of Built Environment Disasters in the Developed World and Lessons for All Countries Aris Papadopoulos Retired CEO, Titan America Past Chair, UNISDR Private Sector Advisory Group Author, Resilience – The Ultimate Sustainability Founder, Resilience Action Fund
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To understand Health study Disease
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To understand Health study Disease To understand Resilience study Non-Resilience
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Accept Responsibility Hazards don’t cause Disasters Non-Resilience causes Disasters
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Accept Responsibility Hazards don’t cause Disasters Non-Resilience causes Disasters * We create Non-Resilience Therefore We cause Disasters
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Why Built Environment? 1.We spend 95%+ of our time in or around it 2.Front line of defense against hazards 3.Humankind’s largest investment 4.Investment in next 30-40 years will surpass all history
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Why Built Environment? 1.We spend 95%+ of our time in or around it 2.Front line of defense against hazards 3.Humankind’s largest investment 4.Investment in next 30-40 years will surpass all history Why US? 1.20% of world’s built environment 2.#1 (worse) in disaster economic losses 3.Loss trend line deteriorating
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US Leads World in Disaster Losses (2000-2009) 1.US 353 billion US dollars 2.China 206 3.India 26 4.Pakistan 17 5.Ethiopia 9 6.Bangladesh 6 7.Vietnam 6 8.Philippines 3 9.Thailand 2 10.South Africa 1 Source: Global Humanitarian Assistance
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US: One of the Most Hazard-Prone Countries in the World
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One Chance!
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One Chance! Building twice is tremendous burden to Economy and Environment
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Build Back Better
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Build Back Better vs. Build Better from Start
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Disaster Reaction Resilient Pro-action
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1.80% is Residential/Small Commercial (RSC) but gets 20% of attention 2.20% is Infrastructure/Large Commercial (ILC) but gets 80% of attention 3.Resilience bar is set high in ILC but low in RSC 4.We are missing the largest part of the B/E 80-20 Imbalance of Built Environment (B/E)
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Many people will loose their lifetime home savings
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Many Roads Lead to Non-Resilience Only One Leads to Resilience Drivers: 1. Regulatory 2. Governance 3. Market
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Built Environment Resilience Regulatory Drivers
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Built Environment Resilience Regulatory Drivers
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Built Environment Resilience Governance Drivers
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Built Environment Resilience Market Drivers
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1.Least land planning and building code development and enforcement 2.Misconception that resilience can be sacrificed for affordability 3.Public policies that encourage risk taking and prolong low awareness 4.Private interests that profit from status quo and oppose raising the bar Why is Resilience low in Residential & Small Commercial?
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1.Lowest first cost? 2.Lowest lifecycle cost? 3.Lowest lifecycle cost and risk of loss? 4.Lowest lifecycle cost/risk of loss to both individual and society? What is Affordable?
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Resilience Means Raising the Bar
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