Concept information

Preferred term

resilience  

Definition

  • The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15275

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