A Critical Review of Social Resilience Properties and Pathways in Disaster Management

A. M. Aslam Saja; Melissa Teo; Ashantha Goonetilleke; Abdul M. Ziyath

doi:10.1007/s13753-021-00378-y

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A. M. Aslam Saja, Melissa Teo, Ashantha Goonetilleke, Abdul M. Ziyath. A Critical Review of Social Resilience Properties and Pathways in Disaster Management[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021, 12(6): 790-804. doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00378-y

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A. M. Aslam Saja, Melissa Teo, Ashantha Goonetilleke, Abdul M. Ziyath. A Critical Review of Social Resilience Properties and Pathways in Disaster Management[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021, 12(6): 790-804. doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00378-y

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A Critical Review of Social Resilience Properties and Pathways in Disaster Management

doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00378-y

1. Faculty of Engineering, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, 32360, Sri Lanka;
2. Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia;
3. Zedz Consultants Pty Ltd, Hillcrest, QLD, 4118, Australia

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We acknowledge the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGCSL) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia for providing research scholarship to the first author for undertaking this study.

Available Online: 2021-12-27

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Abstract

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 its definition, properties, and pathways for assessment. A number of key research gaps exist for critically reviewing social resilience conceptualization, projecting resilience properties in a disaster-development continuum, and delineating a resilience trajectory in a multiple disaster timeline. This review addressed these research gaps by critically reviewing social resilience definitions, properties, and pathways. The review found four variations in social resilience definitions, which recognize the importance of abilities of social systems and processes in disaster phases at different levels. A review of resilience properties and pathways in the disaster resilience literature suggested new resilience properties—“risk-sensitivity” and “regenerative” in the timeline of two consecutive disasters. This review highlights a causal pathway for social resilience to better understand the resilience status in a multi-shock scenario by depicting inherent and adaptive resilience for consecutive disaster scenarios and a historical case study for a resilience trajectory in a multiple disaster timeline. The review findings will assist disaster management policymakers and practitioners to formulate appropriate resilience enhancement strategies within a holistic framework in a multi-disaster timeline.
- Community resilience,
- Disaster resilience,
- Resilience assessment,
- Resilience measurement,
- Resilience properties

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