A multi-scalar, mixed methods framework for assessing rural communities' capacity for resilience, adaptation and transformation

Lila Singh-Peterson; Steven J R Underhill

doi:10.1080/15575330.2016.1250103

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A multi-scalar, mixed methods framework for assessing rural communities' capacity for resilience, adaptation and transformation

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A multi-scalar, mixed methods framework for assessing rural communities' capacity for resilience, adaptation and transformation

Lila Singh-Peterson and Steven J R Underhill

Community Development, Vol.48(1), pp.124-140

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2016.1250103

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community adaptation

community development

community resilience

disaster risk reduction

resilience assessment

Resilience as a concept is often applied to address disaster risks and impacts. Metrics developed to measure the resilience of a community are often not applicable to other communities. In order for metrics to have utility and provide meaningful information to decision-makers, they need to be embedded within local contexts, be integrated across spatial scales, and address the community's capacity for adaptation and transformation, in addition to coping. To this end, we present an innovative framework to assess subtle variations in levels of community resilience at the household, community, and regional scale. Using a case study approach, we demonstrate how local actors can apply the framework to derive an applicable suite of locally relevant indicators. The main limitation in applying this, and other participatory methods, relates to difficulties in obtaining a representative level of participatory engagement, restricting the credibility of results and success of subsequent strategies.

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Title: A multi-scalar, mixed methods framework for assessing rural communities' capacity for resilience, adaptation and transformation
Authors: Lila Singh-Peterson (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Steven J R Underhill (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Community Development, Vol.48(1), pp.124-140
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2016.1250103
ISSN: 1557-5330
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450909602621
Output Type: Journal article

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