Abstract Daniel Aldrich's Building Resilience combines theoretical insights on the role of
social capital in community life and extensive empirical research on its impact on recovery …

Abstract Daniel P. Aldrich's Building Resilience: Social Capital in Post‐Disaster Recovery
(University of Chicago Press, 2012) is a major addition to the study of how societies recover …

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 …

Duringconcept the of past social twenty capital years, to explore there has a been variety a
broad of topics trend across applying a broad the range of disciplines. In this context, social …

Despite the ubiquity of disaster and the increasing toll in human lives and financial costs,
much research and policy remain focused on physical infrastructure–centered approaches …

Focusing on the case of post‐Katrina New Orleans, this essay argues that the framework of
social capital used by Daniel Aldrich in Building Resilience needs to be supplemented by an …

This chapter examines the role of social capital as an important determinant of resilience.
Social capital refers to the linkages between individuals and groups, and the norms …

Human beings have had to co-exist with natural disasters and environmental calamity since
the dawn of time, and our vulnerability to disasters is potentially increased in the 21st …

This chapter uses examples from a number of recent disasters to illuminate the ways that
social capital serves as a critical part of resilience. Specifically the article looks at the …

Evidence that social, not just physical, infrastructure drives resilience to shocks and crises is
increasing. Despite disasters' rising toll in terms of human lives and financial costs, much …