Disciplinary Perspectives on Resilience

Sun. 1:30-3:00 p.m., Centennial E

Resilience is a multi- and interdisciplinary concept, which makes it a useful concept for bringing together different approaches to disaster loss reduction. But to what extent do different disciplines agree on its conceptualization and measurement? What approaches do different disciplines take in terms of resilience definition, phenomena of interest, and units of analysis?

Carter Butts, Moderator
University of California, Irvine

Gary Webb, Panelist
Oklahoma State University

James Kendra, Panelist
University of Delaware Disaster Research Center

James Wescoat, Panelist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology