Resilience is now considered to be an essential element in disaster loss reduction.  But what does resilience look like in the aftermath of disaster?  What patterns and activities do researchers consider to be indicative of adaptive resilience, and how do those capabilities develop?  Focusing on a range of different types of disasters and associated response and recovery challenges, this presentation will review research on the role of emergent groups and networks, improvisation and innovation, and social capital in enhancing post-disaster resilience. The presentation will also highlight factors that constitute barriers to resilient response and recovery. These topics are covered in more detail in the speaker's new book, "The Social Roots of Risk: Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience."