| Author(s) | Igor Linkov, Benjamin D. Trump |
 | Year | 2019 |
 | Pages | 212 |
 | Language | English |
 | Format | PDF |
 | Size | 4 MB
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 | Publisher | Springer |
 | ISBN | 3030045633, 978-3030045630, B07MX7DYPH |
This book offers a comprehensive view on resilience based upon
state-of-the-science theories and methodological applications that
resilience may fill. Specifically, this text provides a compendium of
knowledge on the theory, methods, and practice of resilience across a
variety of country and case contexts, and demonstrates how a
resilience-based approach can help further improved infrastructure,
vibrant societies, and sustainable environments and ecologies, among
many others.
Resilience is a term with thousands of years of
history. Only recently has resilience been applied to the management of
complex interconnected systems, yet its impact as a governing philosophy
and an engineering practice has been pronounced. Colloquially,
resilience has been used as a synonym for ‘bouncing back’.
Philosophically and methodologically, however, it is much more. In a
world defined by interconnected and interdependent systems such as
water, food, energy, transportation, and the internet, a sudden and
unexpected disruption to one critical system can lead to significant
challenges for many others. The Science and Practice of Resilience is
beneficial for those seeking to gain a rich knowledge of the resilience
world, as well as for practitioners looking for methods and tools by
which resilience may be applied in real-world contexts.
