Multisystemic Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Contexts of Change

Multisystemic Resilience brings together for the first time in one volume a wide range of resilience scholars who have been wrestling with how to explain processes of recovery, adaptation, and transformation in contexts of change and adversity. With contributions from psychologists, epigeneticists, ecologists, architects, disaster specialists, engineers, sociologists, social workers, and public health researchers among others, this innovative volume creates a platform for an interdisciplinary conversation about how to effectively research resilience across systems. Even more, it explores how to identify possible solutions to problems that threaten the physical and mental health of individuals, the wellbeing of our communities, and the sustainability of our planet. Every chapter provides a detailed review of systemic resilience from one disciplinary perspective, drawing from cutting edge research and case studies. Together these chapters show that considering the resilience of multiple systems at once is instrumental to understanding the processes of change and sustainability.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Contributors Introduction: Why a Volume on Multisystemic Resilience? Michael Ungar 1 Modeling Multisystemic Resilience: Connecting Biological, Psychological, Social, and Ecological Adaptation in Contexts of Adversity Michael Ungar Section 1: Human Biology and Social Environments 2 Bringing a Neurobiological Perspective to Resilience Nicole Bush and Danielle S. Roubinov 3 Risk and Resilience in Pregnancy and Birth Cecily Young and Susan Ayers 4 Promoting Resilience Within Public Health Approaches for Indigenous Communities Christopher Mushquash, Elaine Toombs, Kristy Kowatch, Jessie Lund, Lauren Dalicandro, and Kara Boles 5 Narrative Resilience: Neurological and Psychotherapeutic Reflections Boris Cyrulnik Section 2: Psychological Processes in Challenging Contexts 6 Resilience in Developmental Systems: Principles, Pathways, and Protective Processes in Research and Practice Ann Masten 7 Stressor Appraisal as an Explanation for the Influence of Extra-Individual Factors on Psychological Resilience Raffael Kalisch and Miriam Kampa 8 Resilience in the Salutogenic Model of Health Maurice B. Mittelmark 9 People, Perceptions, and Process: Multisystemic Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems Lilian Alessa and Andrew Kliskey 10 Social Ecology of Police Resilience Mehdi Ghazinour, and Arian Rostami Section 3: Education Systems, Arts, and Well-Being 11 Indigenous Education, Well-Being, and Resilience-A Systemic Approach Janya McCalman and Roxanne Bainbridge 12 A Transactional, Whole-School Approach to Resilience Carmel Cefai 13 Learning About Systemic Resilience From Studies of Student Resilience Linda Theron Section 4: Family and Kinship Systems 14 Family Resilience: A Dynamic Systemic Framework Froma Walsh 15 What Does It Take for Early Relationships to Remain Secure in the Face of Adversity? Attachment as a Unit of Resilience Ana Berástegui Pedro-Viejo and Carlos Pitillas Salvá Section 5: Community Well-Being 16 Resilience to Violent Extremism and Terrorism: A Multisystemic Analysis Michele Grossman 17 The Creation and Recreation of Borderlands Among Indigenous Peoples: A Kamentza's Journey of Resilience Pilar Hernández-Wolfe and Santos Jamioy Muchavisoy 18 A Socioecological Developmental Systems Approach for the Study of Human Resilience Ingrid Schoon Section 6: Recovery and Resilience in Humanitarian Settings 19 Systemic Resilience and Peacebuilding in Humanitarian Crises Catherine Panter-Brick 20 Toward a Multisystemic Resilience Framework for Migrant Youth Qiaobing Wu and Ying Ou 21 Psychological Resilience in Response to Adverse Experiences: An Integrative Developmental Perspective in the Context of War and Displacement Cassandra M. Popham, Michael Pluess, and Fiona S. McEwen 22 The Assessment of Multisystemic Resilience in Conflict-Affected Populations Alexandros Lordos and Daniel Hyslop Section 7: Organizational Processes 23 The Multisystem Approach to Resilience in the Context of Organizations Monique Crane 24 Resilience Engineering for Sociotechnical Safety Management Riccardo Patriarca 25 Transformative Social Innovation and Multisystemic Resilience: Three Case Studies Katharine McGowan and Francis Westley Section 8: Legal, Policy, and Economic Systems 26 Resilience of Legal Systems: Toward Adaptive Governance J. B. Ruhl, Barbara Cosens, and Niko Soininen 27 Thinking Systemically About Transitional Justice, Legal Systems, and Resilience Janine Natalya Clark 28 Understanding Societal Resilience: The Case for Engaged Scholarship Caroline van Dullemen, Juliana Santos de Carvalho, Joris Rijbroek, and Marieke W. Slootman 29 Decolonial Enactments of Human Resilience: Stories of Palestinian Families From Beyond the Wall Devin G. Atallah 30 The Economics of Multisystemic Resilience Gabriella Conti and Tatiana Paredes Section 9: Architecture and Urban Design 31 The Embodied Multisystemic Resilience of Architecture and Built Form Brian McGrath and Dongxue Lei 32 The Social Contexts of Resilient Architecture Terri Peters 33 Resilience in Postdisaster Reconstruction of Human Settlement: An Architectural Perspective Haorui Wu Section 10: Technology and Human Systems 34 Design and Engineering of Resilience for Networked Computer Systems David Hutchison, Mark Rouncefield, Antonios Gouglidis, and Tom Anderson 35 Patterns for Achieving Resilience in Engineered and Organizational Systems Scott Jackson, Victoria Hailey, Keith D. Willett, Timothy Ferris, and Eric A. Specking Section 11: Social Ecological Systems 36 Social and Ecological Systems Resilience and Identity Francois Bousquet, Tara Quinn, Clara Therville, Raphaël Mathevet, Olivier Barreteau, Bruno Bonté, and Chloé Guerbois 37 Adaptive Management of Ecosystem Services for Multisystemic Resilience: Iterative Feedback Between Application and Theory Katharine F. E. Hogan, Kirsty L. Nash, and Elena Bennett 38 Conceptualizing Cascading Effects of Resilience in Human-Water Systems Li Xu, Feng Mao, James S. Famiglietti, John W. Pomeroy, and Claudia Pahl-Wostl Conclusion: A Summary of Emerging Trends 39 Multisystemic Resilience: An Emerging Perspective From Social-Ecological Systems Katrina Brown Index

About the Author :
Michael Ungar, Ph.D., is a Family Therapist and Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Child, Family and Community Resilience. Since 2002, Dr. Ungar has directed the Resilience Research Centre, designing multisite longitudinal research and evaluation projects in more than a dozen low, middle, and high-income countries, with much of that work focused on the resilience of marginalized children and families, and adult populations experiencing mental health challenges. Dr. Ungar has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the subject of resilience and is the author of 15 books for mental health professionals, researchers, and general audiences including Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and the True Path to Success, The Social Ecology of Resilience: A Handbook for Theory and Practice, and Working with Children and Youth with Complex Needs. His blog, Nurturing Resilience, can be read on Psychology Today's website.

Review :
This volume offers an excellent, comprehensive overview of resilience ... Many concepts discussed here were developed in either ecology or psychology and are brought together in a thorough, up-to-date collection.