Operationalization and Measurement of Social-Ecological Resilience: A Systematic Review

Seismic Resilience of Communities – Conceptualization and Operationalization

A conceptual framework which defines the seismic resilience of communities and quantitative measures of resilience in a manner that can be useful for a coordinated research effort focusing on enhancing this resilience is one of the main themes at the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER). This framework relies on the complementary measures of resilience: “Reduced ...

Introduction: Social-Ecological Resilience and Law

Social and ecological resilience: are they related?

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...

Social-Ecological Resilience and Behavioural Responses

What Is Resilience and How Can It Be Nurtured? A Systematic Review of Empirical Literature on Organizational Resilience

Background Recent health system shocks such as the Ebola outbreak of 2014–2016 and the global financial crisis of 2008 have generated global health interest in the concept of resilience. The concept is however not new, and has been applied to other sectors for a longer period of time. We conducted a review of empirical literature from both the health and other sectors to synthesize evidence on ...