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Establishing a regional interdisciplinary resilience center: a bottom-up approach

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  • Thinesh Selvaratnam

    (Lamar University
    Lamar University)

  • Liv Haselbach

    (Lamar University
    Lamar University)

  • Berna Eren-Tokgoz

    (Lamar University
    Lamar University)

  • Ginger Gummelt

    (Lamar University
    Lamar University)

  • Kyle Boudreaux

    (Lamar University)

  • Brian D. Williams

    (Lamar University
    Lamar University)

  • Matthew I. Pyne

    (Lamar University
    Lamar University)

  • Igor Linkov

    (U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center)

Abstract

Both natural and manmade disasters have severely impacted the region of Southeast Texas over the past few decades, and this has negatively affected the socio-economic well-being of the region. The state of Texas has suffered 200–250 billion dollars in damages from natural and manmade disasters since 2010. Given the region’s strategic importance to the nation’s energy and security, developing resilience knowledge and multi-disaster resilience research focused on issues pertaining to the region is needed. This paper describes the structure and process of building a center for multi-disaster resilience at a regional public university. By utilizing a bottom-up approach, the Center’s mission and design are broadly democratized through the participation of a variety of scholars and various stakeholders with whom they interact. Resilience needs specific to the Southeast Texas region are examined, as is the relationship between resilience and the academic disciplines of the stakeholders involved. The issues of resilience in the region are discussed as well as the future steps for the Center’s continued growth and development for the study of resilience.

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  • Thinesh Selvaratnam & Liv Haselbach & Berna Eren-Tokgoz & Ginger Gummelt & Kyle Boudreaux & Brian D. Williams & Matthew I. Pyne & Igor Linkov, 2023. "Establishing a regional interdisciplinary resilience center: a bottom-up approach," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 43(2), pages 191-199, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:43:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1007_s10669-023-09898-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s10669-023-09898-y
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    1. Benjamin D. Trump & Igor Linkov, 2022. "Resilience and lessons learned from COVID-19 emergency response," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 42(3), pages 325-327, September.
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