Panarchy: Thinking in Systems and Networks

Abstract

As a concept and disciplinary practice, resilience analysis has evolved rapidly within the twenty-first century. This is driven in large part by the growing complexity in everyday systems that dominate daily life, from energy and transportation networks to medical and even entertainment systems. Such complexity is derived to provide potentially vast benefits to society through innovative technology development and organization, and subsequently makes daily life for individuals easier, more enjoyable, or increasingly integrated.