Disaster Resilience from a Sociological Perspective

Lucini, Barbara

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04738-6

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“…This system is coordinated by the government through a specific bureaucratic structure, the Department of Civil Protection, which has been assessed very positively in terms of its monitoring activities and first response operational capacities, especially related to earthquakes (OECD 2010 ). The Department of Civil Protection works together with various national and local institutions and is supported by significant volunteer efforts (Lucini, 2012 ). It was this Department that was charged with managing the COVID-19 outbreak.…”

Section: The Path Of the Italian Covid-19 Responsementioning

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Policy design and state capacity in the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: if you are not prepared for the (un)expected, you can be only what you already are

2020

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Italy was the first large epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Western world. Since the country has not had any serious experience with this kind of disease in recent decades, its response has been indicative of a first reaction to an (un)known and (un)expected event. At the same time, the Italian experience is an emblematic case of how a lack of specific preparedness measures drives a country to deal with this kind of crisis through a process in which the existing characteristics of the policy and political system, with all their pros and cons, prevail. This means that the existing country characteristics that affects policy design, state capacity, institutional arrangements and political games forge the process and content of the response. Based on this observation, this paper analyses the policy dynamics of the first four months of management of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, focusing on how the health and economic responses were designed and implemented.

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Section: The Path Of the Italian Covid-19 Responsementioning

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Policy design and state capacity in the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: if you are not prepared for the (un)expected, you can be only what you already are

2020

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“…Nevertheless, some research suggests that a selected type of resilience should be adopted to prepare for future events [51]. In addition, some analyses show local communities' reactions to natural disasters [42]. However, these analyses do not focus on the extent to which extreme weather events result in the emergence of a specific resilience arrangement.…”

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The Emergence of Different Local Resilience Arrangements Regarding Extreme Weather Events in Small Municipalities—A Case Study from the Wielkopolska Region, Poland

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Compared with other parts of the world, Poland is a relatively safe country in terms of natural disasters. Nevertheless, extreme weather events have become a significant threat in recent years, especially for local communities. These are exposed to intense rainfall, heavy wind, and heatwaves, as are larger towns. However, small municipalities have different economic, social, and human potential for undertaking preventive actions regarding meteorological extremes. In this paper, we are looking at what activities local communities from the Wielkopolska region in Poland undertake to cope with extreme weather events—specifically, heavy rainfall and heatwaves. We analyze the municipalities that are most and least exposed to extremes, based on meteorological data. These are further compared with local resilience measures in the event of extreme meteorological events through the risk management analysis of selected municipalities. The emergence of two approaches regarding extreme weather events has been observed. First, local arrangements consist of different resilience types. Both of the identified approaches are concentrated around rescue activities, representing recovery resilience. They differ in the second component of resilience: municipalities that have suffered more from weather extremes manifest more resistance resilience, whereas those communities where fewer meteorological events took place demonstrate more creativity-type resilience.

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“…Ante estas circunstancias de amenaza, incertidumbre y urgencia, los seres humanos desarrollan estrategias de afrontamiento y respuesta, en ocasiones reajustando sus valores sociales relativos a los entornos más afectados por estas circunstancias. Estos ámbitos, en los que los individuos se ven obligados a desarrollar estrategias de respuesta y reajuste, son los siguientes (Lucini, 2014):…”

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“…Hermann (1972) definió crisis como una situación que incorpora tres condiciones: sorpresa para los gobernantes y decisores, amenaza para los objetivos de alta prioridad y disponibilidad restringida de tiempo. Esta amenaza se produce bajo gran presión temporal y requiere decisiones vitales en un contexto de alta incertidumbre (Lucini, 2014).…”

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Valores bajo presión: estudio preliminar sobre el cambio de valores ante la crisis de la COVID-19 en España

2021

Rev. Esp. Cienc. Polít.

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Disaster Resilience from a Sociological Perspective

Cited by 35 publications

References 93 publications

Policy design and state capacity in the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: if you are not prepared for the (un)expected, you can be only what you already are

Policy design and state capacity in the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: if you are not prepared for the (un)expected, you can be only what you already are

The Emergence of Different Local Resilience Arrangements Regarding Extreme Weather Events in Small Municipalities—A Case Study from the Wielkopolska Region, Poland

Valores bajo presión: estudio preliminar sobre el cambio de valores ante la crisis de la COVID-19 en España

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