A cross‐sectional study design was created, using the Index of Perceived Community
Resilience (IPCR) and Buckner's Index of Cohesion (BIC) to survey 386 flood evacuees from …

Social disorganization theories position neighborhood social capital and collective efficacy
as key social processes that should facilitate community resilience in the aftermath of …

This study focuses on the human-ecological dimension of disaster resilience after the 2004
tsunami. The paper examines how concepts of social capital and external aid delivery …

Increasingly, resilience is being incorporated into planning and social protection policy.
People have been facing shocks, both natural and anthropogenic, forever, devising and …

The resilience of coastal communities has long been precarious as the coastal environment
is a highly dynamic system, prone to shocks from the wind, waves, and surges of coastal …

Post-disaster recovery processes should be considered as opportunities for development,
by revitalizing the local economy and upgrading livelihoods and living conditions. Social …

Sri Lanka has experienced severe consequences of flood disasters in recent decades.
Hundreds of thousands of people and their homes were affected by mass floods in 2016 and …

It is often reiterated that a better understanding of local networks and needs is key to risk
reduction. Nevertheless, the crucial role of informal social networks and actors in the …

The role of civil agency in preparing and adapting to changing risk is an increasingly critical
element within devolved local flood risk management. However, effective civil agency for …

People exposed to natural hazards, especially those in weak states, depend on their social
networks to survive. But in the face of disasters, such as Typhoon Haiyan that struck the …