沿岸災害に対する社会生態学的回復力
W Neil Adger1, Terry P Hughes, Carl Folke
1Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. n.adger@uea.ac.uk
まとめ
社会生態系における災害に対する回復力は,時間とともに構築され,侵食され,イベントの結果に影響を与えます. 効果的な災害管理には,不確実性や驚きに対する回復力を育むために,多層のガバナンスが必要です.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学とは
- 災害管理についてです.
背景:
- 社会システムと生態系は,災害に対してさまざまな脆弱性に直面しています.
- 災害の発生前と後に構築されたり,侵食されたりするレジリエンスが,災害の結果に影響を与える.
- 極端な出来事は,これらのシステムの適応能力をテストします.
研究 の 目的:
- 災害に直面する社会生態系におけるレジリエンスの役割を探求する.
- ガバナンスが災害対応能力にどのように影響するかを理解する.
- システムの回復力を高めるためのメカニズムを特定する.
主な方法:
- 社会・生態学的回復力と災害管理に関する文献レビュー.
- 災害対策におけるガバナンス構造の分析.
- 極端な出来事におけるレジリエンス要因のケーススタディの検討.
主要な成果:
- 回復力はダイナミックで,災害以前の状態と災害後の状態によって形成されます.
- 多様なメカニズムにより,システムは変化やショックに適応できます.
- 不確実性を管理するために,多レベルガバナンスが不可欠です.
結論:
- 回復力の強化は,災害の影響を軽減するための鍵です.
- アダプティブ・ガバナンスは,予期せぬ出来事を対処する能力を高めます.
- 多様なレジリエンス源を動員することは,災害管理に不可欠です.
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