Communal Resilience Framework

The study investigates communal resilience, the key evolving phenomenon of the last decade. Resilience helps cities and municipalities handle the growing rate of natural and man-made crises, risks, disasters, and emergencies. The study uses a literature review and multiple case study method to examine measures and activities implemented by selected regional cities that strengthen communal resilience. Regarding the conditions of the Slovak Republic and the increasing importance of communal resilience, altogether 8 cases between 2022 and 2023 were analyzed, focusing on the partial components of communal resilience. Based on the literature review and presented case studies, six complementary components of the communal resilience framework have been identified, strategic approach, networking, stakeholder involvement, resource management, output quality, and environment. The main benefit of the developed communal resilience framework is its wide applicability for any type of communal unit. Simultaneously study contributes to the growing discussion on the standardization of communal resilience framework.