Decision makers, practitioners and community members need to assess the disaster
resilience of their communities and to understand better the risks they face from natural …

The COVID-19 outbreak in 2019 and the challenges it posed to communities around the
world, demonstrated the necessity of enhancing the resilience of communities to pandemics …

The role of social resilience in disaster management continues to gain increasing attention
and interest from both researchers and practitioners. This paper critically reviews existing …

Disaster resilience has become an important societal goal which captures the attention of
academics and decision makers from various disciplines and sectors. Develo** tools or …

Pakistan is alarmingly exposed and vulnerable to flood disasters as a result of rapid
urbanization that has not taken into account the threats posed by climate change. The …

Resilience is a multifaceted phenomenon, and approaches to measure resilience across
disciplines have produced wide-ranging methods. This paper presents an inclusive and …

Global increases in the magnitude and frequency of flood events have raised concerns that
traditional flood management approaches may not be sufficient to deal with future …

In the context of accelerated global change, the concept of resilience, with its roots in
ecological theory and complex adaptive systems, has emerged as the favored framework for …

Introduction: Recent years have witnessed community disaster resilience becoming one of
the most heavily supported and advocated approach to disaster risk management. However …

Sustainable Urbanism in China explores the notion of" Sustainable Urbanism" by
considering the role sustainable neighborhood planning plays in the larger picture of …