Resources
Steal these ideas! Read below to learn about the abundance of incredible work that resilience hubs can learn from.
REPORTS
REPORT
APEN, SEIU California, and BlueGreen Alliance: Resilience Before Disaster Report
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
Urban Sustainability Directors Network
This comprehensive document provides guidance for developing resilience hubs.
REPORT
2021 Resilience Hubs Training Final Report
This document provides a comprehensive overview of the NorCal Resilience Network’s 2021 Resilience Hubs Leadership Training, including resources and case studies.
TOOLS AND WEBSITES
MAPPING TOOL: Exploring Resilience Hubs in California
PSE ENERGY
The “Candidate Resilience Hub Mapping Tool” (beta) allows users to explore opportunities for resilience hubs in communities throughout California.
WEBSITE
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK
The USDN’s resilience hubs website provides comprehensive resources for the development of resilience hubs, from reports to videos.
STORYMAP
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This storymap provides a description of resilience hub capacities across the U.S. which supports communities against climate change.
MEDIA AND BOOKS
MOVIE AND PODCAST
Shareable
This award-winning documentary and podcast explores how communities respond to disaster — from hurricanes to wildfires to reactionary politics and more.
BOOK
“A Paradise Built in Hell”, by Rebecca Sonit
This book shares inspiring examples of mutual aid, and how sudden disasters can often spearhead citizens rising up in solidarity to help one another.
DOCUMENTARY
“Thank You For the Rain”
(Julia Dahr and Kisilu Musya, 2017)
Norwegian filmmaker Julia Dahr collaborates with Kenyan activist Kisilu Musya to chronicle the latter’s ascendance from drought-stricken farmer to community leader.