The conceptualisation of resilience dimensions and comprehensive quantification of the associated indicators: A systematic approach

Abstract

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a framework comprising 231 indicators to assess the level of sustainable development in all countries. However, the framework is criticised for lacking an inclusive evaluation of resilience despite accepting it as a component of sustainability. Many resilience indicators have been proposed in the literature with the potential to be introduced in SDGs. Yet, the initial challenge is the lack of an agreement on resilience dimensions and a common framework of indicators to measure them. In this review, key resilience dimensions (KDs), as well as the related objective indicators, are defined through the review of t..