Keenan, J M (2018) Seeking an interoperability of disaster resilience and transformative adaptation in humanitarian design. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(2), pp. 145-152. ISSN 1759-5916
Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the conceptual, tactical and institutional tensions between short-term and long-term engagement of humanitarian actors in the built environment, as framed through disaster resilience and transformative adaptation, respectively. The paper seeks to synthesize a more resolute understanding of the limits and challenges associated with each concept in the advancement of analytical and practical clarity. Design/methodology/approach: This commentary paper is based, in part, on a literature review in disaster resilience, humanitarian design and planning and climate change adaptation scholarship. Findings: This commentary paper highlights some of the critical weaknesses associated with a disaster resilience framing of humanitarian design and planning in the built environment. Originality/value: The value of this viewpoint paper is to challenge the short-term, single equilibrium applications of disaster resilience in favor of longer-term perspectives associated with transformative adaptation. The intent is not to highlight a conceptual inferiority but to position these concepts as point and counter-point with the potential for complimentary and conflicting applications.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adaptation; climate change; humanitarian assistance; institutional design; resilience; transformation |
| Index terms: | built environment, interoperability, humanitarian, transformation, adaptation, methodology, climate change, framing, literature review, disaster resilience |
| Subjects: | infrastructure and transport systems, systems and processes, research methods, data analysis and analytics, conceptual models, principle, climate science, business, user focus |
| Topics: | Ethics, Design Practice, Urban Studies, Digital Applications, Sustainability, Research Practice, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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