Community resilience assessment and literature analysis.

Area of Science:

• Disaster Science
• Sociology
• Computer Science

Background:

• Disaster research has historically focused on sociological and behavioral aspects.
• Existing literature extensively describes disaster events and their consequences.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce an expanded research methodology for disaster science.
• To develop a systematic approach for identifying future research directions and interventions.

Main Methods:

• Creation of a comprehensive database of scholarly ideas.
• Development of computer-supported algorithms to identify knowledge gaps and inconsistencies.
• Scenario evaluation for determining research strategies and programmatic actions.

Main Results:

• The methodology was applied to study community resilience.
• A new instrument for evaluating community vulnerability and readiness was developed.
• The approach aims to streamline research by automating clerical tasks.

Conclusions:

• This methodology offers a structured approach to advancing disaster research.
• It facilitates the development of targeted interventions for disaster prevention, mitigation, and recovery.
• The approach optimizes human intellectual effort by minimizing tedious tasks.