Social capital is increasingly recognized as an instrumental aspect of disaster mitigation and
management. The purpose of this research is to examine the empirical evidence of the …

Social capital and socioeconomic networks are becoming increasingly recognized as
important aspects of disaster related studies. This research reveals the empirical evidence of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine how social capital operated in the lives of
15 respondents from Lalitpur following the massive 1934 Kathmandu Valley earthquake …

Pakistan suffered large‐scale flooding in summer 2010 that caused damage amounting to
approximately USD 43 billion, claimed the lives of at least 1,700 people, and negatively …

Governments, researchers, and humanitarian agencies have increasingly focused on
reducing disaster impacts and enhancing the resilience of individuals, households, and …

Landslide disasters occur suddenly, causing multiple socio-economic burdens on
developing countries. Preserving and enhancing adapting capacity of locals to landslide …

A growing body of evidence underscores that social capital mitigates the impact of natural
hazards such as floods. But we know less about the distribution of social ties in developing …

Social capital is a resource which is embedded in every community and it has been
observed that it plays an important role in different stages of a disaster. Social capital can be …

Purpose–This paper aims to focus on the relationship between the people's perception of
livelihood recovery and micro‐social capital to seek more effective disaster support at the …

Social capital is widely regarded as a key element in recovery from and resilience to
disasters. Yet, little attention has been paid to the specificities of what supports or …