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| Titel |
The identity approach for assessing socio-technical resilience to climate change: example of flood risk management for the Island of Dordrecht |
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B. Gersonius, R. Ashley, C. Zevenbergen |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 12, no. 7 ; Nr. 12, no. 7 (2012-07-10), S.2139-2146 |
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250010980
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-12-2139-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Recent EU guidance on adaptation calls for the enhancement of
socio-technical resilience to climate change. However, socio-technical
resilience is relatively poorly defined and this makes it difficult to apply
in practice. This paper uses the concept of identity as a vehicle to advance
the definition and assessment of socio-technical resilience. Identity
comprises four aspects (components, relationships, innovation, and
continuity) that constitute the minimum of what has to be identified and
specified if resilience is to be assessed. Characterising the identity of a
socio-technical system requires the conceptualisation of these four aspects
in relation to the particular function provided by the system (e.g. flood
risk management) and also the identification of the specific variables and
thresholds that reflect changes in identity. We have demonstrated the
utility of the identity approach, using the example of flood risk management
for the Island of Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Based on the results,
socio-technical resilience has been redefined as the ability of the system
to continue to function as expected in the face of change. This definition
implies that a system is resilient when it can deliver performance without a
change of identity by continuing compliance with standards and expectations. |
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