The Science and Practice of Resilience
This book offers a comprehensive view on resilience based upon state-of-the-science theories and methodological applications that resilience may fill. Specifically, this text provides a compendium of knowledge on the theory, methods, and practice of resil
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Igor Linkov Benjamin D. Trump
The Science and Practice of Resilience
Risk, Systems and Decisions
Series Editors Igor Linkov Engineer Research and Development Center US Army Corps of Engineers, Concord, MA, USA Jeffrey Keisler University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts, USA James H. Lambert University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Jose Figueira University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Igor Linkov • Benjamin D. Trump
The Science and Practice of Resilience
Igor Linkov US Army Corps of Engineers Concord, MA, USA
Benjamin D. Trump US Army Corps of Engineers Concord, MA, USA
ISSN 2626-6717 ISSN 2626-6725 (electronic) Risk, Systems and Decisions ISBN 978-3-030-04563-0 ISBN 978-3-030-04565-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04565-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018963846 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Our world is experiencing critical challenges that affect our everyday life. Severe weather, digital hacking, and infrastructural failure represent just a few of such challenges where a disruption can trigger significant and lasting consequences for stakeholders ranging from local communities to national and international organizations. Even more troublesome is the increasing complexity and range of consequences that these threats produce, including a “butterfly effect” where disruption to one system such as an energy grid can have widespread and disastrous consequences to many others dependent on that resource. These threats, and their impact upon the increasing complexity of our everyday systems, will continue
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