Browsing by Subject "Complex adaptive systems theory"
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Disaster resilience and complex adaptive systems theory: finding common grounds for risk reduction
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of resilience into the contemporary discourse of disaster risk. As a counter position to the current status quo in defining and addressing resilience, this ... -
Towards a complex adaptive systems paradigm of disaster resilience : a study of Southern African subsistence agriculture communities
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Disasters have affected human lives, livelihoods, infrastructure, biodiversity and linked socio-ecological systems since the beginning of time. These impacts have been amplified since the 1970s thereby causing society ...