Slum dwellers are often exposed to natural hazards. While their high vulnerability seems to
leave them unprotected to face these hazards, current research points to the fact that slum …

In many megacities of the global south, the combination of rapid population growth and high
pressure on space for housing, results in urban growth taking place in areas particularly …

Social capital constitutes an important resource in vulnerable cities of the developing world
where formal disaster management capacities are weak, responses are limited, and socio …

Social capital is a common feature among disaster-resilient communities. This research
aims to define how social capital shapes the post-disaster conditions in the 2011 Typhoon …

This paper documents the culture‐specific understanding of social capital among Haitians
and examines its benefits and downsides in post‐disaster shelter recovery following the 12 …

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 …

Recent scholarships conceptualise resilience as capacities that are driven by a set of
capitals to produce outcomes such as influencing preparedness (pre-disasters), mitigating …

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

Floods are among the most significant and frequent hazards to affect communities in the
downstream part of the Ba River in Western Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. They often leave in their …

Different slums exhibit different levels of resilience against the threat of eviction. However,
little is known about the role of the social capital of the slum community in this context. This …