While improved governance is a solution to a variety of challenges, earthquake resilience presents an opportunity to explore the pitfalls of governance reform strategies that assume the preeminence of global standards and hegemonic knowledge frames. Such lessons, when learned in the context of earthquake resilience, can be applied to society’s other looming catastrophes including climate change. An all-hands-on-deck approach respects wisdom of every type.

https://www.fairobserver.com/more/global_change/science-indigenous-knowledge-earthquake-resilience-international-aid-news-17621/

“What Modern Science Can Learn from Indigenous Knowledge.” Fair Observer, 10 June 2019.