Keith Shaw

TL;DR: The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places as mentioned in this paper, which is a common refrain in the book "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide one of the first empirical studies of the term resilience and its applicat-tiveness in the context of managing in "hard times" by providing empirical evidence.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the local dimensions of the resilience debate and argue that the term can provide useful insights into how the challenges facing local authorities in the UK can be reformulated and reinterpreted.

TL;DR: The New Deal for Communities as mentioned in this paper has directly involved residents in the governance of neighbourhood renewal with some success, however, community capacity has proved to be limited, adequate representation is difficult to achieve and there has been friction with local government.

TL;DR: The relevance of the resilience agenda is located in the growing sense of uncertainty in the face of external economic and environmental “shocks” as discussed by the authors, in particular the challenges of tackling climate change, responding to economic recession and introducing major cuts in public expenditure provide an appropriate context within which the utility of resilience agenda can be examined.