Social vulnerability, social-ecological resilience and coastal governance.

ABSTRACT:

Non-technical summary

Our analysis shows that the framing of social vulnerability is shaped by a narrow definition of resilience, focusing on post-disaster return and recovery responses. This perspective does not account for the dynamism and non-stationarity of social-ecological systems (SES) which is becoming increasingly important in the face of accelerating environmental change. Incorporating social-ecological resilience into social vulnerability analysis can improve coastal governance by accounting for adaptation and transformation, as well as scale and cross-scale interactions.

Technical summary

Social vulnerability analysis has been unable to deliver outcomes that reflect the reality of vulnerability and its consequences in an era characterised by accelerating environm

SUBMITTER: Jozaei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10304588 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature