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Resilient Design

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  • R. A. Meyers (ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, © Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2018

Glossary [1]

Active systems:

rely on electricity or fuel to maintain desired conditions.

Adaptation:

The process of adjusting to new conditions in order to reduce risks to valued assets.

Adaptive capacity:

The ability of a person, asset, or system to adjust to a hazard, take advantage of new opportunities, or cope with change.

Assets:

People, resources, ecosystems, infrastructure, and the services they provide. Assets are the tangible and intangible things people or communities value.

Climate stressor:

A condition, event, or trend related to climate variability and change that can exacerbate hazards.

Hazard:

An event or condition that may cause injury, illness, or death to people or damage to assets.

Integrative design:

An integrative process, interdisciplinary beyond traditional building disciplines, open, and participatory [2].

Mitigation:

Processes that can reduce the amount and speed of future climate change by reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases or removing them from the...

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  1. Resilient Design Institute, Brattleboro, VT, USA

    Alex Wilson

  2. MALeco, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Mary Ann Lazarus

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Wilson, A., Lazarus, M.A. (2020). Resilient Design. In: Loftness, V. (eds) Sustainable Built Environments. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0684-1_1031

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