Community Resilience and Environmental Transitions

Focusing on the concept of resilience, this book explores how communities, both in developed and developing regions, confront various disturbances that threaten their survival. It examines the interplay of learning processes, traditions, policies, and politics in shaping community resilience. Through global examples, the text highlights the challenges and opportunities that influence communities' abilities to enhance their resilience levels in the face of natural and human-made hazards.