The "Community Resilience Framework," as described by Kulig and Botey (2016), is a conceptual model that analyzes the various factors and interactions within a community which contribute to its ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover from disruptions or disasters, focusing particularly on the interplay between individual and community resilience levels, considering aspects like social connections, economic conditions, environmental factors, and personal characteristics as key elements for building resilience within a community.

Key points about the Community Resilience Framework:

• **Focus on individual and community level resilience:**This framework examines how individual resilience, such as personal coping mechanisms and psychological strength, interacts with the collective resilience of the community to create a more robust system.
• **Multi-dimensional approach:**It considers various factors including social capital (strong community ties), economic stability, physical infrastructure, environmental conditions, and access to resources as contributing to community resilience.
• **Importance of stakeholder perspectives:**Kulig and Botey emphasize the value of understanding the experiences and perspectives of community members directly impacted by events like natural disasters to accurately assess resilience levels and identify areas for improvement.
• **Application to disaster recovery:**This framework can be used to analyze how a community recovers from a disaster by identifying strengths and weaknesses in their existing resilience mechanisms and developing strategies to enhance them.

Example factors considered within a Community Resilience Framework:

• Social capital: Level of trust, social networks, and collective action within a community.
• Economic stability: Income levels, employment opportunities, and access to financial resources
• Physical infrastructure: Quality of housing, transportation systems, and emergency response capabilities
• Environmental factors: Geographic location, natural hazards, and access to clean water
• Psychological resilience: Individual coping mechanisms, sense of agency, and ability to adapt to stress