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Policy Brief Strengthening Societal Resilience to Disasters

, 2023
This document aims to provide decision-makers and stakeholders with relevant, evidence-informed policy recommendations on how to increase the level of resilience to disasters in European communities. Specifically the document focuses on improving engagement and strengthening communication among citizens and authorities in Disaster Risk Management (DRM).
Larruina, Robert, Boersma, Kees, Clark, Nathan Edward, Blom Andersen, Nina, Raju, Emmanuel, Froio, Camilla, Patil, Tejal, Hansson, Sten, Orru, Kati, Scott, Melissa, Russo, Raffaella, Hall, Jon, Cumiskey, Lydia, Steinhausen, Max, Schweizer, Pia-Johanna, Olson, Alexandra, Wales, David, Branlat, Matthieu, Meslem, Abdelghani, van Westen, Cees, Atun, Funda, Velea, Ramona, Meijer, Sjirk, Brumter, Guillaume, Vollmer, Maike   +24 more
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UK emergency preparedness - prepared for what? [PDF]

, 2007
We live in a world of increasing risk. Social and global processes continually construct new kinds of risk. Managing risk is an increasingly important function of government and in the UK has risen up the political agenda in recent years.
O'Brien, Geoff
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Global Risks 2015, 10th Edition. [PDF]

, 2015
The 2015 edition of the Global Risks report completes a decade of highlighting the most significant long-term risks worldwide, drawing on the perspectives of experts and global decision-makers.

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Solidaritas Sosial dan Resiliensi Masyarakat Kajen Bantul Pasca Covid-19

Jurnal Nuansa Akademik
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the resilience of informal sector workers in the Kajen Bantul community. As they share many similarities, according to Emile Durkheim’s theory, they may own social solidarity.
Lulu Sylvianie, Fattah Setiawan Santoso
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Professional education in disaster resilience in the built environment [PDF]

Disasters continue to take a heavy toll on many communities around the world. It is critical to anticipate, plan for and reduce disaster risk in order to more effectively protect people, communities, their livelihoods, health, cultural heritage ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Haigh, Richard, Keraminiyage, Kaushal, Malalgoda, Chamindi, Weeresinghe, S.   +4 more
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THE EURO-ATLANTIC CENTER FOR RESILIENCE IN BUCHAREST. OPINIONS ON ITS ROLE IN STRENGTHENING REGIONAL SECURITY [PDF]

Annals: Series on Military Sciences
Resilience refers to the multidimensional, essential capacity of the subject or collectivity to survive and thrive in the face of various challenges. The paradigm of resilience encompasses the idea, mechanism or approach of returning the affected state ...
Liviu-Mihail MARINESCU, Vasile BOGDAN
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Resilience configurations as a core element of innovation policies

Regional Studies, Regional Science
There is a persistent gap in understanding how innovation policy contributes to building societal resilience. This article addresses this gap by introducing the concept of resilience configurations, which captures how research and innovation (R&I ...
Alessandro Muscio, Matias Barberis Rami, Alasdair Reid   +2 more
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Building Community Resilience to the Risks of Natural Disasters in Ensuring Societal Security - Case Studies of Floods in Germany and the Czech Republic in 2021-2024

RUDN Journal of Philosophy
This study examines the concept of societal security, distinguishing it from other forms of security, and highlights crisis management as a key area for applying this framework in the analysis of social phenomena.
Marina A. Glaser, Varvara A. Gatskovskaya, Anton V. Poliachenkov   +2 more
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Understanding human resilience in the context of interconnected health and social systems: Whose understanding matters most?

Ecology and Society, 2015
Astier M. Almedom
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The Coherence Problem: Mapping the Theory and Delivery of Infrastructure Resilience Across Concept, Form, Function, and Experienced Value [PDF]

, 2015
In this contribution we explore the interface between the functional characteristics of infrastructures as artefacts and social need supplier. Specifically we are concerned with the ways in which infrastructure performance measures are articulated and ...
Jeffrey, P., Smith, H.
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