Community Resilience to Climate Change: Theory, Research and Practice

250 Conclusions In this volume, we have covered the basics of climate change science and related threats; the theoretical underpinnings of modern resilience thinking; various frameworks and methods for identifying and evaluating resilience; practical applications of these concepts; and opportunities for future transformation. By now, you should recognize that resilience is a challenging concept, open to a variety of interpretations and applications. However, you will also hopefully have developed your own ideas around this concept, including advantages, shortcomings, and future possibilities. If you are an aspiring planner or practitioner, perhaps you have begun to consider how you might approach resilience in your career: institutional limitations or attitudes you might face, and ways that you could push those boundaries. If you are a researcher or scholar, perhaps you have come to see some of the nuanced facets that comprise this complex concept. In any case, there is much more to be learned about resilience should you wish to explore it further. Suggestions for further reading Refer back to the READINGS INCLUDED and ALTERNATIVE SELECTIONS lists in all previous sections for articles and book chapters that were not assigned for your course. Books: Biggs, R., Schlüter, M., & Schoon, M. L. (Eds.). (2015). Principles for building resilience: Sustaining ecosystem services in social- ecological systems. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Walker, B. H., & Salt, D. (2006). Resilience thinking: Sustaining ecosystems and people in a changing world. Washington, DC: Island Press. Wallace-Wells, D. (2019). The uninhabitable earth: Life after warming (First edition). New York: Tim Duggan Books. Pelling, M. (2011). Adaptation to climate change: From resilience to transformation. London ; New York: Routledge. Zolnikov, T. R. (2019). Global adaptation and resilience to climate change. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave.