Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness

H. Norris, Fran; Stevens, Susan; Pfefferbaum, Betty; Fraser Wyche, Karen; L. Pfefferbaum, Rose

doi:10.1007/s10464-007-9156-6

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Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness

Published in American Journal of Community Psychology • Dec 21, 2007

Authors:

Fran H. Norris

Susan Stevens

Betty Pfefferbaum

Abstract

Communities have the potential to function effectively and adapt successfully in the aftermath of disasters. Drawing upon literatures in several disciplines, we present a theory of resilience that encompasses contemporary understandings of stress, adaptation, wellness, and resource dynamics. Communi...

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Community resilience

Adaptation (eye)

Psychological resilience

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