The Analysis of Sustainability and Resilience Knowledge Map and providing a framework for it

In world literature there have been many disparate uses of the terms sustainability and resilience, with some framing sustainability and resilience as the same concept, and others claiming them to be entirely different and unrelated. However, global and local policy processes often use vague or narrow definitions of the concepts of sustainability and resilience, leading to deep confusion, particularly in instances when the two are used interchangeably. In this regard, the extensive analysis of valid scientific documents and a lot of world-produced knowledge in this field can help most of the researchers on integrated use of sustainability and resilience and provide a framework in this field. In this regard, the data were collected and refined from the Scopus information database and was analyzed with algorithms based on social network analysis in VOSviewer software. A systematic literature review showed that sustainability and resilience are interrelated paradigms that emphasize a system’s capacity to move toward desirable development paths. The findings showed of three generalized management frameworks for organizing sustainability and resilience were found to dominate the literature: (1) Resilience as a component of sustainability, (2) sustainability as a component of resilience, and (3) resilience and sustainability as separate objectives. Applying the knowledge network analysis approach and mapping it is recommended to achieve a holistic perspective in the field of sustainability and resilience research and in the future.