Field Assessment of Property Damage Near Atlantic Ave. in New York "I was surprised about how many people wanted to go above and beyond with repairs and rebuilding," says Minnery. "People really wanted to invest in making sure this didn’t happen again, demonstrating a greater appetite for mitigating risk. If our government leadership were to become aware of it, that would motivate them to create more policies that would allow citizens to do that work." Photo by Open Architecture Network Photo 1 of 4 in At Dwell on Design, Learn What Is Being Done to Make NYC More Resilient Post-Sandy from Resilient Building in the Post-Sandy Era

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Field Assessment of Property Damage Near Atlantic Ave. in New York

"I was surprised about how many people wanted to go above and beyond with repairs and rebuilding," says Minnery. "People really wanted to invest in making sure this didn’t happen again, demonstrating a greater appetite for mitigating risk. If our government leadership were to become aware of it, that would motivate them to create more policies that would allow citizens to do that work."

Photo by Open Architecture Network