The Building Blocks of Community Resiliency in Anchorage

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This empty field off Mountain View Drive may not necessarily look like much driving through, but this particular location, owned by the Anchorage Community Land Trust, is an important neighborhood asset and something that city hall leaders and other community stakeholders are interested in enhancing and making more accessible.

The concept of urban “resiliency” can mean different things in different places. In Alaska’s largest city, the idea of resiliency has special importance given the state’s geographic isolation and difficult living conditions. This includes something that’s seemingly simple as access to food. Anchorage is always one natural disaster away from having to deal with a major disruption in its food supply…..read the full article.