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    Resilience and adaptive capacities in Cyclone Larry

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    Authors
    Oloruntoba, Richard
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Oloruntoba, O. 2015. Resilience and adaptive capacities in Cyclone Larry. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Resilience, 15-17 July 2015, Newcastle, NSW.
    Source Title
    Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Resilience Conference
    Source Conference
    5th International Conference on Building Resilience
    Faculty
    Faculty of Business and Law
    School
    School of Management and Marketing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94833
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The paper presents a theoretical overview of the concept of resilience. The overview comprises current understandings of resilience, and its main components: stress; adaptation; wellbeing; and resources. The paper also analyses the relationship between resources and their dynamic attributes; a network of adaptive capacities; and rapid adaptation after a disruption, ─ the key attribute of resilient systems. Community resilience is manifested in quick restoration of community functioning and individual welfare, and wellbeing after a disruptive event. The paper also argues that community resilience should be built long before an event from four categorisations of adaptive capacities: (1) wealth and economic development; (2) social networks and social capital; (3) effective information dissemination and communication systems as well as (4) technical knowledge and competence. The paper concludes by describing empirical case examples of some effective resilience strategies in the management of the Cyclone Larry disaster of March 20, 2006.

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