Eve Robinson, a fourth-year student at Wharton, writes about the need for environmental risk communication about lead poisoning in Nigeria.…Read More
Lexie Shah, a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, offers an overview of multiple environmental justice challenges and suggests needed policy shifts at the federal, state, and local levels to help overcome them.…Read More
As the sixth largest city in the United States, Philadelphia faces a myriad of risks. Last fall we sat down with Adam Thiel, Director of the Office of Emergency Management of the City of Philadelphia, to learn more about his role with our home city. …Read More
From Friday, September 11 to Sunday, September 13, the third annual the Hack-for-Resilience competition (“H4R”) was hosted by Wharton Risk Center and the Insurance Information Institute’s (“Triple-I”) Resilience Accelerator as part of the PennAppsXXI hackathon. …Read More
COVID-19 has disrupted nearly every aspect of daily life and captured the world’s attention. Governments, nonprofits, and individuals have directed billions of dollars to COVID-19 relief. Although these efforts are commendable, the attention to the pandemic likely overshadows the urgency of other causes for which donations translate to proven impact. …Read More
California has faced challenges over the years in convincing communities and property owners to adopt land use measures to reduce the likelihood of a fire spreading, notably in areas that are most prone to this risk: the wildland-urban interface (WUI). California’s current fires are a reminder of the need for undertaking strategic measures now to reduce future wildfires.…Read More
The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind, a new book by Risk Center Senior Fellow Jonah Berger, introduces a revolutionary approach to change. “Successful change isn’t about pushing harder or exerting more energy. It’s about removing barriers.”…Read More
While the number of US wildfires per year remains fairly constant, the total acreage burned and average fire size has increased over the last thirty years.Without insurance, many individuals in wildfire-prone areas likely have insufficient resources to recover from these devastating events.…Read More
While there are a number of non-behavioral factors that affect households’ decision to purchase flood insurance, such as ability-to-pay and lack of information about risk or insurance, behavioral biases likely play a large role.…Read More
Extreme wildfires have raised broad concerns about the future of wildfire risk management programs. This opinion piece highlights the need for homeowners and communities to invest in cost-effective mitigation measures.…Read More
