The intimate connections between disaster recovery by and the resilience of affected
communities have become common features of disaster risk reduction programmes since …

In the context of urbanization and a growing population, cities and citizens are becoming
more exposed and vulnerable to social and environmental changes, ranging from natural …

This book is the first authored overview of resilience in tourism and its relationship to the
broader resilience literature. The volume takes a multi-scaled approach to examine …

Resilience is increasingly used as an approach for understanding the dynamics of natural
disaster systems. This article presents the origin of resilience and provides an overview of its …

Despite the heightened interest in resilience over the past decade, theorising and
operationalising resilience across sustainable development, disaster risk reduction and …

Climate change is projected to have wide-ranging effects on natural resources, environment,
agriculture and fisheries. The various impacts of climate change pose significant risks to …

A comparative analysis of six vulnerability models aims to identify differences and
similarities between several approaches towards understanding vulnerability. The analysis …

Resilience is a multi-faceted concept that traces its evolution based on the field of discipline
wherein it was used. Various researchers have defined the term throughout the years …

This paper explores the relationship between vulnerability and resilience in the context of
informal settlements, using a case study of two barangays in a rural province in the …

To be useful for operational programs, measures of resilience must not just be valid, but be
easy to use and useful. Unfortunately, while resilience measurement techniques have …