Resilient Communities are Flourishing Communities based on Public Space
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Abstract
I understand resilient communities as those that are flourishing, connected, and based on a human ecological network that is adaptable, flexible and responsive. This conceptualization draws upon theories of positive psychology, contact theory and human ecology.
Positive psychology is a school of applied psychology that studies the strengths and attributes that enable individuals and communities to thrive. The best known proponent of this theory of well-being, Martin Seligman (2011), suggests that psychologists need to identify what allows people to flourish rather than to focus solely on measures of poor mental health.
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