Disaster Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in Central Florida, US, and in Eastern Marmara Region, Turkey

Bibliographic Data

ID12626236
AuthorsNaim Kapucu (0000-0001-6163-5948, University of Central Florida, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume14
Issue3
Pages202-216
Publication date2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1387-6988 • E-ISSN: 1572-5448
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13876988.2012.687620
OpenAlexW2058266993
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited39

The article assesses current disaster resiliency policies and practices in Central Florida in the US and in the Eastern Marmara Region in Turkey from a comparative perspective. It identifies core principles and links community resiliency to disasters and to essential behavioral, motivational, affective, and cognitive dynamics, and ultimately to important community outcomes. While Florida appears more prepared and disaster resilient in comparison to the Marmara Region in Turkey, neither region is immune from disasters. The multiplicity of factors affecting community resilience makes inter-sector collaboration imperative for both cases. The article pays special attention to the inclusion of community related demographic, geographic, social, economic, and political factors in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC

Community resilience · Disaster preparedness · Economic growth · Emergency management · Geography · Natural disaster · Political science · Preparedness · Psychological resilience · Regional science · Resilience (materials science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis · Psychology · Social Psychology