Reflections on Resilience and Economics

Abstract

Resilience means different things to planning professionals, shaped by factors as diverse as their disciplinary backgrounds and the cultural and political contexts in which they operate. As the relevance of resilience and resilience planning in all areas of society is growing, it is important to understand some of the associated interpretations, demarcations and planning dimensions in order to enable a cross-contextual, integrated application. The traditional economic planning instruments are proving to be unsuitable for this purpose. Interdisciplinary methods of scenario-based planning and disaster risk management are better suited for this purpose.