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 …

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

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

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 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 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 …

Impacts of flooding are expected to increase, most notably in residential areas. As a
consequence, private households are increasingly encouraged to engage in private flood …

Ethiopia is faced with challenges posed by natural disasters, especially drought. Integrated
approaches to disaster risk reduction are necessary to improve the lives and livelihoods of …

Disasters can have severe and long‐lasting consequences for individuals and communities.
While scholarly evidence indicates that access to social support can ameliorate their …

Social capital is used widely by households in the Global South as a collective response
mechanism to natural hazards. It is argued that these processes serve as substitutes for …