@phdthesis{theses_frw2973,
           title = {Cascading disasters: Earthquakes, floods and Groningen ? A community resilience analysis},
          author = {Edgar Illescas},
            year = {2016},
             url = {https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2973/},
        abstract = {This research explores community resilience to cascading disasters concept. Aims to understand the relationship of earthquake-flood disasters, and governance influence in communities. It aims to operationalize community resilience to disasters. This research critically analyses the capacities of community resilience to disasters. First, it analyses resilience, community, and cascading disaster theory.  Appingedam, Groningen is selected as case study to illustrate what the community resilience to disaster means in practice. Appingedam is a town subjected to earthquakes, and located within the Eemsdelta region, with more than 85\% of area in flood risk. The research developed a framework based on community capacity creation and the influence of governance arrangements over the community.  The research reveals changes in the governance structures affecting the town, showing adaptation and learning process. Also displays the lack of empowerment of residents, low community initiatives, and weakened infrastructure as challenges yet to be confronted by the community of Appingedam.}
}