Fifteen years later, this contribution revisits Simin Davoudi’s article, “Resilience: A bridging concept or a dead end?”, focusing particularly on its impact and subsequent debates in urban planning, disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation. Beginning with an analysis of the aims and content of Davoudi’s work, it illustrates how papers published between 2012 and 2026, which explicitly refer to her essay, build upon and expand the notion of evolutionary resilience. The gradual spread of this concept within the theoretical sphere is evident, as is the persistent gap between theory and practice. It also notes the difficulty in providing effective answers to the numerous questions posed by Davoudi and taken up by scholars in subsequent years regarding issues, such as social justice and equity, which are often raised by the application of the concept of resilience.
Revisiting Davoudi (2012)—Resilience: A Bridging Concept or a Dead End.
A. Galderisi
;G. Limongi
2026
Abstract
Fifteen years later, this contribution revisits Simin Davoudi’s article, “Resilience: A bridging concept or a dead end?”, focusing particularly on its impact and subsequent debates in urban planning, disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation. Beginning with an analysis of the aims and content of Davoudi’s work, it illustrates how papers published between 2012 and 2026, which explicitly refer to her essay, build upon and expand the notion of evolutionary resilience. The gradual spread of this concept within the theoretical sphere is evident, as is the persistent gap between theory and practice. It also notes the difficulty in providing effective answers to the numerous questions posed by Davoudi and taken up by scholars in subsequent years regarding issues, such as social justice and equity, which are often raised by the application of the concept of resilience.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
