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In this paper, we deploy a complexity theory as the foundation for integration of different theoretical approaches to sustainability and develop a rationale for a complexity-based framework for modeling <i>transitions to sustainability</i>. We propose a framework based on a comparison of complex...
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This research aims to investigate the role of communities in disaster recovery and in building resilience to answer the … compute the level of resilience of the barangays.The study found that community governance for disaster recovery seems to be … and reactive. It also found that resilience is built through time, but it may be delayed if important recovery sectors (e …
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recommends strategic policies to embed DRRM into the business sector and the role of APEC in promoting SME resilience in the …
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influence on health. Women are less affected. (7) A healthy diet strengthens the resilience for individuals who are not obese …, namely openness, extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness, contribute to resilience against health problems for …
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This paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth. We focus our analysis on three types of interventions: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards. The objective of this article is threefold. First, we explain...
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find that around 20% of the population have low resilience to financial shocks, and for these individuals we find a …
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We identify the individual resources that predicted psychological resilience during the COVID-19 lockdown. Using UK … matching respondents on key characteristics, we find that the most important predictor of resilience is non-cognitive skills … income, wealth, cognitive ability, nor social capital predicted resilience. Our findings hold when comparing differences …
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generated from it aids in building up their resilience when they return to the country for good. The study shows that the most …
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We investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-employed people’s mental health. Using representative longitudinal survey data from Germany, we reveal differential effects by gender: whereas self-employed women experienced a substantial...
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In response to strong revenue and income losses that a large share of the self-employed faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German federal government introduced a €50bn emergency aid program. Based on real-time online-survey data comprising more than 20,000 observations, we analyze the...
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