Exploring disciplinary perspectives on community resilience.

ABSTRACT: Throughout human history, communities have responded to challenges in urban and rural contexts by engaging multiple agents and actors, including individuals, institutions, and governments. Disciplinary expertise, including deep knowledge and practice, has contributed to economic, social, technological, and political change. Yet, it is increasingly apparent that the complex global, systems-level challenges facing twenty-first century communities require responses that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. The ability of communities to respond to challenges faced, from natural and anthropogenic hazards to the systemic threat of climate change, is often referred to as 'community resilience'. Despite increasing scholarly interest, there appears to be, however, a lack of consistency in

SUBMITTER: Forster A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12720063 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature