Improving the resilience of social systems is a goal increasingly
adopted in our modern world. This unique and comprehensive Handbook
focuses on the interdependencies of these social systems and the
technologies that support them. It explores the ways in which the
resilience of elements and social systems interact with each other
to promote or undermine resilience for one or both, how these
interactions manifest themselves through space and time, and how
they can be shaped through active intervention. Original and
multi-disciplinary contributions illustrate the nuances in the way
resilience is interpreted through corresponding case studies and
applications. The use of diverse tools, such as cost-effectiveness
analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis, transition theory and
network science provides readers with a balanced treatment of both
theoretical issues surrounding resilience and applications to
specific socio-technical systems. Case studies from across the
globe are used to discuss the ways in which natural disasters,
terror attacks, cyber attacks and infrastructure impact the
resilience of these systems. Timely and innovative, this Handbook
is an ideal resource for university think-tanks, researchers and
advanced students exploring the resilience of both social and
technical systems. Planners and policy-makers will also greatly
benefit from the lessons drawn from contemporary case studies.
Contributors include: D.L. Alderson, U. Bhatia, R. Biggs, C.R.
Binder, R. Bowman, A. Cryan, N. Dormady, D. Fannon, K. Fischer, L.
Fischer, A.R. Ganguly, B. Giese, S. Goessling-Reisemann, E. Gordon,
H.-D. Hellige, B. Helmuth, S. Hiermaier, S. Lehnhoff, I. Linkov, K.
Maciejewski, T. Malloy, S. Mirzaee, S. Muhlemeier, K.
Poinsatte-Jones, A. Roa-Henriquez, J.C. Rocha, A. Rose, H. Rosoff,
M. Ruth, A.J. Schaffer, B. Scharte, M. Schneider, S. Scyphers, J.C
Stephens, P. Thier, B.D. Trump, A. von Gleich, M.E. Warner, D.D.
Woods, R. Wyss
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