A systematic literature review of resilience engineering: Research areas and a research agenda proposal

Angela Weber Righi, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin and Priscila Wachs

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2015, vol. 141, issue C, 142-152

Abstract: Resilience engineering (RE) has been advocated as a new safety management paradigm, compatible with the nature of complex socio-technical systems. This study aims to identify the research areas and to propose a research agenda for RE, based on a systematic literature review that encompasses 237 studies from 2006 to 2014. Six research areas are identified: theory of RE; identification and classification of resilience; safety management tools; analysis of accidents; risk assessment; and training. The area “theory of RE†accounted for 52% of the studies, and it indicates that research has emphasized the description of how resilient performance occurs. The proposal for a research agenda is focused on: refining key constructs; positioning RE in relation to other theories; exploring other research strategies in addition to case-based studies; investigating barriers for implementing RE; and balancing the importance on describing and understanding resilience with the emphasis on the design of resilient systems, and the evaluation of these designs.

Keywords: Resilience engineering; Safety management; Systematic literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2015.03.007

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