REVIEW ON THE EVOLUTION OF RESILIENCE CONCEPT AND RESEARCH PROGRESS ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
LI Lian-gang1,2, ZHANG Ping-yu1,2, TAN Jun-tao3, GUAN Hao-ming4
1. Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy Sciences, Changchun 130102, China;
2. College of Reources and Enviroment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3. School of Geography, Geomatics and Planning, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China;
4. School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Abstract Regional economic resilience is a hot topic in the field of economic geography and regional economics in recent years. It was used to explain why some regions can actively respond to external shocks and achieve sustainable economic development, others have been experiencing long-lasting economic recession. This paper, based on a review of literature, summarizes the conceptual evolution of resilience: engineering resilience, ecological resilience and evolutionary resilience. This concept has experienced a transition from equilibrium theory to evolution theory. This paper redefines the concept of regional economic resilience. We believe that regional economic resilience is the ability of the system to withstand shocks and avoid breaking away from development trajectory or to achieve sustained economic development through adaptation and recovery after the shock. Regional economic resilience is a continuous evolution process. This article discusses the three theoretical analysis methods of regional economic resilience, reviews the empirical research on the measurement and influencing factors of regional economic resilience and points out the shortcomings of existing research. The article emphasizes the urgent need to strengthen the research of resilience theory to clarify its conceptual connotation. Key words: resilience
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