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Glossary Term

Resilience

Definition

The capacity of a community, business, or natural environment to prevent, withstand, respond to, and recover from a disruption

Example

Installation of backflow preventers in the stormwater systems of a coastal city increased their resilience to flooding from extreme high tides.

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