The science and practice of resilience / Igor Linkov, Benjamin D. Trump.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linkov, Igor, author.

Trump, Benjamin D., author.

Series:

Risk, systems and decisions (Series)

Risk, systems and decisions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecological risk assessment.

Resilience (Ecology).

Physical Description:

xiv, 209 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature, [2019]

Summary:

"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"--Back cover.

Other Format:

Online version: Linkov, Igor. Science and practice of resilience.

ISBN:

3030045633

9783030045630

OCLC:

1057654891