TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A systems approach to resilience in the built environment: the case of Cuba
JO  - Disasters
A1  - Lizarralde, Gonzalo
A1  - Valladares, Arturo
A1  - Olivera, Andres
A1  - Bornstein, Lisa
A1  - Gould, Kevin
A1  - Barenstein, Jennifer Duyne
SP  - s76
EP  - s95
VL  - 39
IS  - 
N2  - Through its capacity to evoke systemic adaptation before and after disasters, resilience has become a seductive theory in disaster management. Several studies have linked the concept with systems theory; however, they have been mostly based on theoretical models with limited empirical support. The study of the Cuban model of resilience sheds light on the variables that create systemic resilience in the built environment and its relations with the social and natural environments. Cuba is vulnerable to many types of hazard, yet the country's disaster management benefits from institutional, health and education systems that develop social capital, knowledge and other assets that support construction industry and housing development, systematic urban and regional planning, effective alerts, and evacuation plans. The Cuban political context is specific, but the study can nonetheless contribute to systemic improvements to the resilience of built environments in other contexts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-3666
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/disa.12109
ID  - ref1
ER  -