This paper advocates the use of Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory as a framework to analyse resilience at diverse … scales. Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory can be employed to (a) benchmark social resilience, (b) target the priority … interventions required and (c) measure progress arising from these interventions to enhance resilience to natural disasters. First …

study analysis of three of these projects, this paper looks for the benefits of resilience thinking in the context of … climate change adaptation. The analysis shows that the case study regions try to increase their resilience to climate change … only parts, certain sectors or subjects, of the region can increase their distinct resilience. Regional stakeholder …

multidisciplinary work on resilience, disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and adaptive governance and then … proposes a new and innovative framework for adaptive and integrated disaster resilience (AIDR). AIDR is defined as the ability … of nations and communities to build resilience in an integrated manner and strengthen mechanisms to build system …

Central to contemporary emergency management is the use of risk management principles to promote community resilience …-efficacy, problem-focused coping, sense of community and age in predicting resilience to the social consequences of volcanic hazard … suggest that resilience should be conceptualised and managed in a contingent rather than a prescriptive manner. The …

which residents perceived as supporting community resilience to disaster. There is a gap in this research area centred in … the form of an increased incidence of flooding, an urgent need exists to examine the factors that confer resilience to … complexity of community resilience and its interrelationship with individual resilience, a multi-method approach was used: a …

study analysis of three of these projects, this paper looks for the benefits of resilience thinking in the context of … climate change adaptation. The analysis shows that the case study regions try to increase their resilience to climate change … only parts, certain sectors or subjects, of the region can increase their distinct resilience. Regional stakeholder …

disaster preparedness, relief and recovery with resilience theories and applications. However, these fields remain mired in … capacities, while visitors present high vulnerability and dependence upon locals. Social resilience metrics highlight … resilience, coupled with ideas for solutions centered around local capacity building and improved knowledge and awareness …

model to assess the resilience of the participating cities to climate change caused by sea level rise and riverine flooding …. The resilience model is designed to integrate physical, economic, health, social and organizational impacts of climate … for use in the resilience simulator. Basic population data, disease burden and physical conditions are integrated in the …