Is real resilience attainable
By Bill Durodie
14 Nov 2007
The concept of resilience - the ability to withstand or recover from adverse conditions - has come of age in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. Politicians, emergency planners and others talk of the need to "build", "engender", "improve" or "enhance" resilience in society. This article examines what is being proposed and the extent to which real resilience is achievable in today's conditions.
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14 Nov 2007
The concept of resilience - the ability to withstand or recover from adverse conditions - has come of age in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. Politicians, emergency planners and others talk of the need to "build", "engender", "improve" or "enhance" resilience in society. This article examines what is being proposed and the extent to which real resilience is achievable in today's conditions.
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