Features of resilience

Elizabeth B. Connelly, Craig R. Allen, Kirk Hatfield, José M. Palma-Oliveira, David D. Woods and Igor Linkov ()
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Elizabeth B. Connelly: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Craig R. Allen: University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Kirk Hatfield: University of Florida
José M. Palma-Oliveira: Lisbon University
David D. Woods: The Ohio State University
Igor Linkov: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2017, vol. 37, issue 1, 46-50

Abstract: Abstract The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) definition of resilience is used here to organize common concepts and synthesize a set of key features of resilience that can be used across diverse application domains. The features in common include critical functions (services), thresholds, cross-scale (both space and time) interactions, and memory and adaptive management. We propose a framework for linking these features to the planning, absorbing, recovering, and adapting phases identified in the NAS definition. The proposed delineation of resilience can be important in understanding and communicating resilience concepts.

Keywords: Resilience; Risk; Policy; Adaptation; Recovery; Climate change; Review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s10669-017-9634-9

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