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Resilience, Talk and Action: Exploring the Meanings of Resilience in the Context of Planning and Institutions

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Pages 294-306 | Published online: 25 Apr 2013
 

Abstract

The meaning of the word resilience varies according to the social context. To enhance a dynamic understanding of resilience, the paper analyses its elusive character from a sensemaking perspective. Resilience is understood as a content of sensemaking processes in the context of a crisis. Four processes are explored in some detail using findings from a case study about dealing with an extreme flood event in a small town in Germany. These four processes are commitment to resilience, expecting resilience, arguing about resilience and resilience and manipulation. Implications for planning research and practice are thereby revealed.

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