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Natural disasters as a catalyst for social capital : a study of the 500-year flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Kevin P. Adler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc. 2015Description: 108 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780761864660 (pbk.) :
  • 0761864679
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.3 ADL
  • 302 23
LOC classification:
  • HM708
Contents:
PART I Chapter 1: Introduction Why Study Disasters? Why Study Social Capital? Intersecting Two Research Canons The Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008 Overview Chapter 2: Natural Disasters What Is a Natural Disaster? Chapter 3: Social Capital What Is Social Capital? The Structural and Cultural Aspects Is it a Private or Public Good? Chapter 4: An Analogy Social Capital as the Commons PART II Chapter 5: The Flood A Perfect Storm A Perfect Response? An Imperfect Recovery The Community Responds Chapter 6: The Community Social Capital Before the Flood Social Capital After the Flood Four Outlooks, Two Themes Strengthened Community: We Are All in the Same Boat Together Strengthened Community: Reevaluations Will Lead to Social Progress Weakened Community: Neighborhoods Were Decimated Weakened Community: New Rifts Emerged PART III Chapter 7: Two Cities? Chapter 8: One Framework Background Characteristics Structural Aspects of Social Capital Cultural Aspects of Social Capital The Current, Contextually-Specific Situation Chapter 9: Conclusion Appendix I: Research Design Appendix II: Maps References
Summary: 'Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital' examines the vastly under-explored link between natural disasters and social capital in regards to the unprecedented June 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Includes bibliographical references.

PART I Chapter 1: Introduction Why Study Disasters? Why Study Social Capital? Intersecting Two Research Canons The Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008 Overview Chapter 2: Natural Disasters What Is a Natural Disaster? Chapter 3: Social Capital What Is Social Capital? The Structural and Cultural Aspects Is it a Private or Public Good? Chapter 4: An Analogy Social Capital as the Commons PART II Chapter 5: The Flood A Perfect Storm A Perfect Response? An Imperfect Recovery The Community Responds Chapter 6: The Community Social Capital Before the Flood Social Capital After the Flood Four Outlooks, Two Themes Strengthened Community: We Are All in the Same Boat Together Strengthened Community: Reevaluations Will Lead to Social Progress Weakened Community: Neighborhoods Were Decimated Weakened Community: New Rifts Emerged PART III Chapter 7: Two Cities? Chapter 8: One Framework Background Characteristics Structural Aspects of Social Capital Cultural Aspects of Social Capital The Current, Contextually-Specific Situation Chapter 9: Conclusion Appendix I: Research Design Appendix II: Maps References

'Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital' examines the vastly under-explored link between natural disasters and social capital in regards to the unprecedented June 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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