Holistic Infrastructure Resilience Research Requires Multiple Perspectives, Not Just Multiple Disciplines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Infrastructure, Holism, and Holistic Resilience Research
2.1. Holism in Infrastructure Resilience Research
2.2. Advancing Holistic Infrastructure Resilience Research with Broader Perspectives
3. An Integral Approach to Holism
The Integral Map
4. An Integral Approach to Holistic Resilience Research
4.1. Holistic Resilience Research Assessment—Assumptions and Methods
4.2. Holistic Resilience Research Assessment—Mapping and Results
4.2.1. Experience
4.2.2. Behavior
4.2.3. Systems
4.2.4. Culture
5. Discussion
5.1. Community Resilience
5.2. Social Vulnerability
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Thomas, J.E.; Eisenberg, D.A.; Seager, T.P. Holistic Infrastructure Resilience Research Requires Multiple Perspectives, Not Just Multiple Disciplines. Infrastructures 2018, 3, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures3030030
Thomas JE, Eisenberg DA, Seager TP. Holistic Infrastructure Resilience Research Requires Multiple Perspectives, Not Just Multiple Disciplines. Infrastructures. 2018; 3(3):30. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures3030030
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomas, John E., Daniel A. Eisenberg, and Thomas P. Seager. 2018. "Holistic Infrastructure Resilience Research Requires Multiple Perspectives, Not Just Multiple Disciplines" Infrastructures 3, no. 3: 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures3030030