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Summary:

"Each year, natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. Yet responses to the challenges of recovery vary greatly and in ways that aren't explained by the magnitude of the catastrophe or the amount of aid provided by national governments or the international community. The difference between resilience and disrepair, as Daniel P. Aldrich shows, lies in the depth of communities' social capital.
"Building Resilience highlights the critical role of social capital in the ability of a community to withstand disaster and rebuild both the infrastructure and the ties that are at the foundation of any community. Aldrich examines the post-disaster responses of four distinct communities - Tokyo following the 1923 earthquake, Kobe after the 1995 earthquake, Tamil Nadu after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, and New Orleans post-Katrina - and finds that those with robust social networks were better able to coordinate recovery. In addition to quickly disseminating information and financial and physical assistance, communities with an abundance of social capital were able to minimize the migration of people and valuable resources out of the area.
"With governments increasingly overstretched and natural disasters likely to increase in frequency and intensity, a thorough understanding of what contributes to efficient reconstruction is more important than ever. Building Resilience underscores a critical component of an effective response."--Publisher description.

Table of Contents:

• Social capital: its role in post-disaster recovery
• Social capital: a Janus-faced resource for recovery
• Tokyo earthquake, 1923
• Kobe earthquake, 1995
• Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004
• Hurricane Katrina, 2005
• Between state and market: the way forward.

Author/Creator:

Aldrich, Daniel P. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Building resilience: social capital in post-disaster recovery [by Aldrich, D.P.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Building resilience [by Aldrich, D.P.] (Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012 — ISBN 9780226012872; LCCN 2011050821; OCLC Number 769141481)

Subjects:

Disaster relief — Social aspects

Disaster relief — Citizen participation

Disaster victims — Social networks

Social capital (Sociology)

Social action

Disaster relief

Disaster victims

Social networks

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : illustrations, maps

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HV553 .A45 2012eb

ISBNs:

9780226012896 (electronic bk.)
0226012891 (electronic bk.)
9780226012872 (cloth, alkaline paper) [Invalid]
0226012875 (cloth, alkaline paper) [Invalid]
9780226012889 (paperback, alkaline paper) [Invalid]
0226012883 (paperback, alkaline paper) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

801411076