Abstract this paper argues that the conceptions of “vulnerability” and “resilience”, which have
been strongly influenced by ecology and natural hazards research, have been widely used …

The perception and handling of dangers are an integral part of the history of human
societies. Human beings have always tried to protect themselves against perceived hazards …

Abstract this paper depicts resilience as a systemic 'adaptive capacity'to cope with social
and economic crisis situations at the urban and regional level. it argues that the notion of …

Climate change is globally defined as a “reality”. This does not mean however that the way
in which it is understood is the same all over the world. Rather, perceptions may differ at …

The article decodes and analyzes the standard functions of social and social-ecological
systems when they manage their own vulnerability. The author acknowledges these as …

Much conceptual confusion exists over the concepts of vulnerability and (social) resilience,
reinforced by the different paradigms (the article identifies four) and disciplinary traditions …

This paper analyzes the socio-economic dimension of vulnerability and resilience from the
viewpoint of connectivity. While no consensus has yet emerged on the definitions of …

Abstract “The space of vulnerability”–the title of the inϔluential paper by Michael Watts and
Hans-Georg Bohle from 1993–highlights the importance of spatiality for vulnerability …

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 …

The concept of vulnerability is pillared by multiple disciplinary theories underpinning either a
technical or a social origin of the concept and resulting in a range of paradigms for either a …