Social capital is considered important for resilience across social levels, including
communities, yet insights are scattered across disciplines. This meta-synthesis of 187 …

Resilience as a concept is multi-faceted with complex dimensions. In a disaster context,
there is lack of consistency in conceptualizing social resilience. This results in ambiguity of …

Resilience is currently infusing policy debates and public discourses, widely promoted as a
normative goal in fields as diverse as the economy, national security, personal development …

Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

Resilience is everywhere in contemporary debates about global environmental change. The
application of resilience concepts to social and ecological systems and dilemmas has been …

Building resilient cities is a novel concept for dealing with risk crises and achieving
sustainable urban development in modern times. This paper utilized data from the Bei**g …

Community resilience (CR) is receiving increasing attention within rural studies, especially
as many rural communities, worldwide, appear to be gradually declining. In 2017, the …

Disasters are unpredictable events that have catastrophic impacts. There is now a focus on
disaster resilience and capacity building in the recovery of the community. Resilience …

Concern about depopulation and its effects has fuelled the search for economic alternatives
to traditional agricultural activities in rural areas. One of the most frequently used strategies …

Community resilience is widely promoted so that communities can respond positively to a
range of risks, including shocks, extreme events, and other changes. Although much …