The structure of disaster resilience: a framework for simulations and policy recommendations

Edwards, J. H. Y.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-827-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-827-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-827-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

Research article

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13 Apr 2015

Research article |

| 13 Apr 2015

The structure of disaster resilience: a framework for simulations and policy recommendations

J. H. Y. Edwards

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RC C2215: 'Referee’s comment on The structure of disaster resilience: a framework for simulations and policy recommendations', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Oct 2014
RC C2514: 'Referee's report on “The structure of disaster resilience: a framework for simulations and policy recommendations” by J. H. Y. Edwards', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Nov 2014
AC C3519: 'Response to Referee Report # 2', J. H. Y. Edwards, 26 Feb 2015

Short summary

Resilience to disaster is best understood as a multilevel process that involves individuals, families, NGOs, the private sector, and several layers of government. I describe this system, model it, and point out that it is currently uncoordinated. I then scour the literature on the economics of disaster for evidence of what works. I end by proposing a coordinated multilayer world system for disaster resilience and illustrate how it might work with examples of financial resilience to disaster.