SOCIAL RESILIENCE AS A THEORETICAL APPROACH TO SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIAL RESILIENCE AS A THEORETICAL APPROACH TO SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
Author(s): Tanja TrkuljaSubject(s): Physical Geopgraphy, Social Theory, Human Ecology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Evropski defendologija centar za naučna, politička, ekonomska, socijalna, bezbjednosna, sociološka i kriminološka istraživanja
Keywords: climate change; urban systems growth; social sustainability; social resilience theory; characteristics of resilient communities;
Summary/Abstract: We are witnesses of problems caused by climate change and dramatic growth of urban systems, which are increasingly being discussed and analyzed in political and academic circles. This rises the question of how social communities should deal with these problems, how they should overcome them and continue growing without suffering from psychophysical consequences. Social sustainability is an important concept that offers answers to this question. Besides that, the social resilience theory offers models for creation of socially sustainable and healthy communities. In this paper the concept of social sustainability and the social resilience theory will be explored for the purpose of defining characteristics of resilient communities, for resilient communities are the only ones capable of responding and overcoming great social changes and natural disasters when faced with them.
Journal: DEFENDOLOGIJA
- Issue Year: 18/2015
- Issue No: 36
- Page Range: 47-60
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English