The adaptive cycle and its extension to panarchy (nested adaptive cycles) has been a useful
metaphor and conceptual model for understanding long-term dynamics of change in …

Resilience thinking in relation to the environment has emerged as a lens of inquiry that
serves a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Resilience is about …

The question of what and how to measure ecological resilience has been troubling
ecologists since Holling 1973s seminal paper in which he defined resilience as the ability of …

Systemic risks are characterized by high complexity, multiple uncertainties, major
ambiguities, and transgressive effects on other systems outside of the system of origin. Due …

The biosphere is under unprecedented pressure, reflected in rapid changes in our global
ecological, social, technological and economic systems. In many cases, ecological and …

Ecology and geomorphology recognize the dynamic aspects of resistance and resilience.
However, formal resilience theory in ecology has tended to deemphasize the geomorphic …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework for extending an
understanding of resilience in complex adaptive system (CAS) such as supply chains using …

Quantitative approaches to measure and assess resilience are needed to bridge gaps
between science, policy and management. In this paper, we revisit definitions of resilience …

Understanding the capacity of ecosystems to adapt and to cope (ie adaptive capacity) with
change is crucial to their management. However, definitions of adaptive capacity are often …

Scholars from many different intellectual disciplines have attempted to measure, estimate, or
quantify resilience. However, there is growing concern that lack of clarity on the …