Handbook On Resilience Of Socio Technical Systems

Download or read book Handbook on Resilience of Socio-Technical Systems written by Matthias Ruth and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal to improve the resilience of social systems – communities and their economies – is increasingly adopted by decision makers. This unique and comprehensive Handbook focuses on the interdependencies of these social systems and the technologies that support them. Special attention is given to the ways in which resilience is conceptualized by different disciplines, how resilience may be assessed, and how resilience strategies are implemented. Case illustrations are presented throughout to aid understanding.