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ABSTRACT
Resilience has become an important concept in the fields of emergency and disaster management. Despite the increased use of resilience in the academic and public policy arenas, the intellectual topography of this subject as it relates to emergency and disaster management contexts remains under-investigated. This article provides a snapshot of the intellectual structure of resilience studies. Using bibliometric data collected from 20 emergency and disaster management journals, this article argues that the interdisciplinary nature of resilience research comes from its historical roots. The findings also demonstrate that resilience research in the emergency and disaster management fields is organised into three primary clusters: environmental and ecological issues, emergency and disaster management, and public policy and administration. The article concludes with implications for policymakers, as well as recommendations for future research.
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Fatih Demiroz
Fatih Demiroz is an assistant professor of public administration at Sam Houston State University. His research focuses on resilience, crisis and disaster management, complex systems, social and organizational networks, and governance.
Thomas W. Haase
Thomas W. Haase is an assistant professor of public administration at the Department of Political Science at Sam Houston State University, where his teaching portfolio includes courses on international disaster management, community and social resilience, and program evaluation. His research focuses on issues of disaster management, community resilience, and public administration education.