This article defines social resilience as the ability of groups or communities to cope with external stresses and disturbances as a result of social, political and environmental change. This definition highlights social resilience in relation to the concept of ecological resilience which is a characteristic of ecosystems to maintain themselves in the face of disturbance. There is a clear link b...

Evolving concepts of disaster management place significant emphasis on the concept of resilience. In physics, resilience is the ability of an entity to resume its original form after it has been deformed or stressed. As applied to emergency preparedness and response , it means that a community should be able to handle a disaster and return to normal. The concept of resilience suggests that day-...

The Australian Community Psychologist Volume 22 No 1 December 2010 © The Australian Psychological Society Ltd During the past few decades there has been a proliferation of research on resilience. This interest in resilience is not surprising as many disciplines (psychology, social work) move from a deficit, ‘glass half empty’ view of human nature to a positive, salutogenic, ‘glass half full’ ap...

Despite improvements in preparedness, response, and recovery, the intensity of floods is increasing on a global scale. There is no way to fully prevent or mitigate against floods. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the flood resilience of communities around the world. Due to differences in the location, topography, and socio-economic characteristics of communities, flood risk and resilience ...