摘要：We present some insights on the use and interpretation of resilience ideas that arose in aconference on "Society's Resilience in Withstanding Disaster." Three points in particular have relevancefor those interested in resilience in social-ecological systems: (1) Time as a threshold vs. avoiding quickfixes; (2) Trading risks: specified vs. general resilience; (3) Response origination: building local generalresilience, and general resilience in central agencies. In the latter the need is to allow improvisation, andfailure, during times of crisis
