Comic · Palgrave Macmillan

From Risk to Resilience

Why Risk Models Fail and Why Resilience is a Smarter Investment

This book introduces a holistic, investment-aligned model, what the author calls The Resilience Method, for measuring and building climate resilience across communities and infrastructure. Written by global strategist and practitioner Sharron McPherson, this book offers a multi-model approach that combines behavioral science, systems thinking, AI, and financial modelling to bridge gaps between ESG intentions and real-world outcomes. Drawing on McPherson’s three decades of experience in law, finance, infrastructure, and policy, along with fieldwork across five continents, this book demystifies resilience as both a moral imperative and a measurable strategy. The book features real-world case studies, including how global communities have responded differently to climate shocks. It also explores how AI and behavioral tech are transforming our capacity to model risk, align incentives, and unlock resilience dividends. This is not a theory of change alone but a toolkit for public- and private- sector leaders determined to future-proof their strategies, communities, and portfolios.