Resilience as a Unifying Concept

Thorén, Henrik

doi:10.1080/02698595.2014.953343

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“…What is increasingly apparent is that many of the determinants of economic resilience are highly contingent on the nature of the shock that is experienced and the particular interplay between factors within regions as well as wider external forces and relationships. One of the challenges for researchers is to move beyond exploring the correlates of regional economic resilience to identify its more fundamental, structural determinants (Thorén, 2014). To do so will mean embracing the position of the regional economy in wider economic settings, recognising the role played by macro-economic processes (Webber et al, 2018) as well as national and international actors.…”

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Introduction to the Handbook on Regional Economic Resilience

Bristow¹,

Healy²

2020

Handbook on Regional Economic Resilience

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Introduction to the Handbook on Regional Economic Resilience

Bristow¹,

Healy²

2020

Handbook on Regional Economic Resilience

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“…There is no internationally agreed upon definition of resilience [31]. Interpretations range from a critique of the term [36], the concept [37] and the metaphor [38]. Resilience is addressed as a "way of thinking" [39], a "performance" [40] or a "capacity" of a system [41].…”

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Territorial Resilience: Toward a Proactive Meaning for Spatial Planning

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The international debate on resilience has grown around the ability of a community to prepare for and adapt to natural disasters, with a growing interest in holistically understanding complex systems. Although the concept of resilience has been investigated from different perspectives, the lack of understanding of its conceptual comprehensive aspects presents strong limitations for spatial planning and for the adoption of policies and programs for its measurement and achievement. In this paper, we refer to “territorial resilience” as an emerging concept capable of aiding the decision-making process of identifying vulnerabilities and improving the transformation of socio-ecological and technological systems (SETSs). Here, we explore the epistemology of resilience, reviewing the origins and the evolution of this term, providing evidence on how this conceptual umbrella is used by different disciplines to tackle problem-solving that arises from disaster management and command-control practices to augment the robustness. Assuming the SETSs paradigm, the seismic and structural engineering, social sciences and history, urban planning and climatology perspectives intersects providing different analytical levels of resilience, including vulnerability and patrimony from a community and cultural perspective. We conclude that territorial resilience surpasses the analytical barriers between different disciplines, providing a useful concept related to complex problem-solving phenomena for land use planning, opening a new research question: how can territorial resilience be measured, acknowledging different units and levels of analysis aiding decision-making in spatial plans and projects? In attempting to understand a resilient system, quantitative and qualitative measurements are crucial to supporting planning decisions.

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“…Recovery would refer therefore to the gradual restoration of healthy levels of operation after a period of psychopathology, while resilience refers to the ability of people to maintain normal levels of functioning (Luthar & Cicchetti, 2000). On the other hand, it was suggested that resilience is "the processes of coping with adversity, change or opportunity in a manner that results in the identification, fortification and enrichment of resilient qualities or protective factors" (Iacovello & Charney, 2014;Norris et al, 2008;O'Sullivan, Kuziemsky, Toal-Sullivan & Corneil, 2012;Thorén, 2014).…”

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A review of the concept of resilience in the field of disasters and its evolution = Revisión del concepto de resiliencia en el campo de los desastres y su evolución

Carro¹,

Delgado²,

González³

2019

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Introduction: The resilience, as the ability to overcome adverse events and be able to have a successful development despite very adverse circumstances (disasters, wars, emergencies, severe trauma, etc.), has taken a great interest in recent years and has emerged as a key concept in disaster risk management. The purpose of this article is to present an integrated perspective on resilience through an extensive review of its literature over time. Method: Major health electronic databases were searched to retrieve critical relevant publications about the conceptual framework of resilience. Results: A total of 37 publications were included in the final analysis of this document. Definitions have evolved over time, but essentially the term ‘resilience’ is understood as referring to positive adaptation -the ability to maintain or recover mental health-, despite experiencing adversity. The interaction between personal, biological and environmental sources of resilience is also considered. Conclusion: The number of papers published by the term ‘resilience’ in their titles has been growing steadily over recent years. Resilience is a new term that requires greater conceptual clarification, mainly because of its importance as an example of human potential in facing disasters.Keywords: Resilience; disaster; emergency; concept analysis; disaster risk management.Resumen: Introducción: La resiliencia, o capacidad de superar los eventos adversos, y ser capaz de tener un desarrollo exitoso a pesar de circunstancias muy adversas (desastres, guerras, graves traumas, etc.), ha despertado un gran interés en años recientes y se ha convertido en un concepto clave en la gestión del riesgo de desastres. Este artículo tiene como objetivo presentar una perspectiva íntegra de la resiliencia a través de una extensa revisión a lo largo del tiempo. Método: Se efectuaron búsquedas en bases de datos electrónicas de salud para recuperar publicaciones relevantes que proporcionasen una descripción completa del marco conceptual de la capacidad de resiliencia. Resultados: Un total de 37 publicaciones se incluyeron en el análisis final de este documento. Las definiciones han evolucionado durante mucho tiempo, pero se entiende fundamentalmente que el concepto de resiliencia se refiere a la adaptación positiva (la capacidad de mantener o recuperar la salud mental), a pesar de experimentar adversidad. También se considera la interacción entre variables personales, biológicas y ambientales dentro de la resiliencia. Conclusiones: El número de trabajos publicados con el término ‘resiliencia’ en sus títulos ha ido creciendo de forma constante durante los últimos años. La resiliencia es un término nuevo que requiere una mayor clarificación conceptual, principalmente debido a su importancia como ejemplo del potencial humano ante desastres.Palabras clave: Resiliencia; desastre; emergencia; análisis de conceptos; gestión del riesgo de desastres.

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Resilience as a Unifying Concept

Cited by 68 publications

References 55 publications

Introduction to the Handbook on Regional Economic Resilience

Introduction to the Handbook on Regional Economic Resilience

Territorial Resilience: Toward a Proactive Meaning for Spatial Planning

A review of the concept of resilience in the field of disasters and its evolution = Revisión del concepto de resiliencia en el campo de los desastres y su evolución

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