This book discusses the challenges faced by the
homo resaliens and his need for a transition to a more sustainable social, economic, and environmental system. It fills a gap in the existing literature and provides a new perspective by changing the etymology of the word resilience: no more
resiliere, but
resalio. By comparing and analysing the relevant literature, the author has coined the term
homo resaliens (resilient man), in contrast to the failure of the
homo oeconomicus, the corruption of the
homo politicus, the incompleteness of
homo sustinens, and the limits of
homo ecologicus.
Opening a new debate in which the role of academia and res publica are fundamental to safeguard human communities and future generations, this book will greatly assist governments that wish to understand the socio-political and economic implication of resilience in terms of social inclusiveness and long termsocial and environmental sustainability.