Community Resilience: Practical Applications to Strengthen Whole Communities in Disaster

Community Resilience: Practical Applications to Strengthen Whole Communities in Disaster blends resilience theory and empirical analysis with lessons learned from recent activities to implement and test community resilience strengthening strategies and measure resilience progress. Contributions from key settings and disciplines are included to comment on the role of resilience theory and science in local implementation, providing a stronger operational framework for resilience science than has previously been offered, and elevating the discussion by integrating theory where practical handbooks have missed those considerations. Provides a concise, clear definition of what community resilience is and why it mattersPresents a multidisciplinary approach that translates community resilience theory into implementation scienceIncludes coverage of behavioral health and disaster, and the role of faith communities in strengthening community resilience INDICE: 1. Resilience: What it is and Why it Matters2. Pursuing a Resilience Framework3. Resilience in Action - Local Civil Society Initiatives4. Resilience in Action - Global Civil Society Initiatives5. Integrating Emergency Preparedness with Resilience6. Involving the Faith and Humanitarian Community in Building Resilience7. Partnership in Resilience Development8. Mental Health Sequelae and Ongoing Resilience Development9. Physical Symptomology and Ongoing Resilience Development10. Infrastructure and Resilience11. Environmental Issues and Resilience12. Leadership and Resilience13. Data and Resilience14. Next Steps and Innovation in Resilience Development

• ISBN: 978-0-12-802932-9
• Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés