The economic welfare and social wellbeing of a community has a direct impact on its resilience. Communities require strong social safety and effective economic policy measures to support and protect people and valuable resources. When economic and social justice are upheld, individuals, families and communities can thrive. This pillar focuses on topics related to economic and societal conditions that (1) allow communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from adverse natural events and economic shocks, and (2) foster thriving, healthy communities.
Research Topics
- Resilience network analyses (who are the resilience actors in a community?)
- Apply a capitals approach to investigate resilience capacity and interconnectedness between communities
- Valuation of natural capital
- Adaptation to climate change, natural disasters and pandemics
- Characterization of resilience metrics including the variables related to equity, social justice, and inclusion