Development of a Database for Indicators of Resilient and Sustainable Systems

Abstract eng:
Resilience assessment is a complex and challenging process. It is interrelated to variety of aspects such as social, economic, ecological, etc. The objective of this research is to develop an indicator database to evaluate the resilience of any system. In literature, much research focused on determining resilience indicators; nevertheless, there are still no criteria to select a proper set of indicators for a specific system. Furthermore, sustainability and resilience are two correlated quantities and some of the indicators might be useful in quantifying both of them. This paper illustrates the correspondence of these two intertwined concepts. It focuses on determining whether resilience and sustainability are interconnected. Different frameworks for computing resilience are available in the literature (e.g., BRICS, PEOPLES, DRR, CCR, CDRI). None of them, however, describes a clear procedure for selecting the necessary indicators for a specific system. For this reason, a software tool was developed where all indicators associated with resilience are listed and analyzed. Indicators are grouped according to different scales (e.g., spatial and temporal scale, hazard type, measurement method, etc.). The developed tool helps decision makers to choose the proper set of indicators. It also gives an overview on the status of the system and brings suggestions to develop this status. Finally, a case study has been analyzed to examine the software tool.

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