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International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management in Mediterranean Countries

ISCRAM-med 2016: Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management in Mediterranean Countries pp 131–142Cite as

Building City Resilience Through Collaborative Networks: A Literature Review

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Cities are interconnected and interdependent systems rather than isolated entities that face risks. Building resilient cities requires not only the government will, but also the involvement of different city stakeholders such as citizens, emergency services, academic, educational and scientific entities, and public and private organizations. Collaborative networks are relationships and partnerships between different stakeholders which provide opportunities to share information, knowledge, and to negotiate shared goals and issues. The involvement of the city stakeholders in collaborative networks during the emergency management phases (mitigation and preparation, response, and recovery) can contribute to improving city resilience. We carried out a literature review for obtaining an overview of the academic research that analyzes the contribution of collaborative networks and information systems to improving city resilience. Based on the literature review, this study suggests five resilience principles (collaboration and networking, learning, training and preparedness, awareness and commitment) that can improve through collaborative networks. Furthermore, specific examples of disasters and emergencies in which these principles have been implemented towards building resilience are illustrated.

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  1. Industrial Management Department, TECNUN, Paseo de Manuel Lardizabal, 13, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain

    Raquel Gimenez, Leire Labaka & Josune Hernantes

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  1. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid , Madrid, Spain

    Paloma Díaz

  2. ENSI, Maounba University ENSI, Tunis, Tunisia

    Narjès Bellamine Ben Saoud

  3. LIG, University of Grenoble LIG, St Martin d'Heres, France

    Julie Dugdale

  4. University of Toulouse Capitole , Toulouse, France

    Chihab Hanachi

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Gimenez, R., Labaka, L., Hernantes, J. (2016). Building City Resilience Through Collaborative Networks: A Literature Review. In: Díaz, P., Bellamine Ben Saoud, N., Dugdale, J., Hanachi, C. (eds) Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management in Mediterranean Countries. ISCRAM-med 2016. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 265. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47093-1_12

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