Social Networks and Reduction of Risk in Disasters: An Example of the Wenchuan Earthquake

Zhao, Yandong

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7386-8_10

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“…Similar cases were drawn from Myanmar and Taiwan where bonding social capital was the first thing the affected community members could to resort to before of any help from the government could reached them [34]. This has also been observed after the Wenchaun earthquake in China in 1998, where most of the community members were rescued by relatives, neighbors and other people from the community [67].…”

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confidence: 56%

“…It has been observed over time that there is more to disaster risk reduction than just structural or engineering measures. When a disaster strikes, it not only destroys buildings and infrastructure, but it also creates a huge loss of lives and affects the community adversely [67]. For the communities living in hazardous areas other than structural risk reduction measures, it is important to develop nonstructural measures too.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social capital for disaster risk reduction and management with empirical evidences from Sundarbans of India

Sanyal

Routray

2016

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

105

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Social capital is a resource which is embedded in every community and it has been observed that it plays an important role in different stages of a disaster. Social capital can be crucial for a community to survive till outside help arrives, in event of a disaster, and many a time it is the only resource that the community can mobilize to respond and recover. This research paper reviewed the contribution of social capital with different empirical evidences from cases across the world and brought it into the perspective of the study area in Sundarbans, India. The study area is frequented by disasters like tropical cyclones and surges, it was observed that the network at the community level is crucial for survival of the community. It also was observed that social capital acts like an informal insurance in cases of small scale disasters. Social capital is more relevant in this remote study area as it compensates for the gaps in basic infrastructure and proper disaster management institutions. Thus, proper mobilization of social capital can really be an asset to communities living in remote hazardous area.

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Section: Empirical Evidences From Different Countriessupporting

confidence: 56%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social capital for disaster risk reduction and management with empirical evidences from Sundarbans of India

Sanyal

Routray

2016

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

105

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“…This shows that highly vulnerable households have less influence on the local government's decision making compared to less vulnerable households (Tables 2 and 3). Zhao (2013) has shown that social networks play a major role in risk management. Highly vulnerable households have lower institutional access than those who are less vulnerable and more powerful or better-off (Agrawal, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of livelihood vulnerability in farming communities in two sites in the Asian Highlands

Sujakhu

Ranjitkar

Niraula³

et al. 2018

Water International

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To identify the indicators of adaptive capacity that determine vulnerability of households, an intensive investigation was conducted in farming communities at two locations in the Asian highlands. Livelihood vulnerability was assessed, classified to four categories and regressed against current adaptive capacity using logistic regression. Household head's education, irrigated land, non-agricultural income, and technologies used were associated with adaptive capacity. The strengthening of human, natural and financial capital is identified as the best means of managing risk in farming communities in this mountainous region. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…In connection with levels of prevention and preparedness to deal with disasters, Mimaki and Shaw (2007) argue that social capital is a key factor, given that it facilitates the formation of communal capabilities to recover from disasters. Zhao (2013) also points out that social capital is essential in the response and mitigation stages. Murphy (2007) contributes further evidence of the role of social capital in the processes of recovery after natural disasters, such as floods and power cuts.…”

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Trust via disasters: the case of Chile's 2010 earthquake

Dussaillant

Guzmán

2014

Disasters

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Chile has a long-standing history of natural disasters and, in particular, earthquakes. The latest big earthquake hit Chile on 27 February 2010 with a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale. As an event that had a profound impact on significant portions of the population, the earthquake could theoretically have served to build trust by promoting new trust networks through the enhancement of distant family ties and the interaction between affected neighbours. This study offers an empirical analysis of this theory in the Chilean case. It finds that if initial social capital is very low (thus allowing for post-disaster looting and violence), then the impact of the trust-increasing effect is smaller. It also shows that the effect of the disaster was not transitory, but that it persisted and actually increased over time.

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Social Networks and Reduction of Risk in Disasters: An Example of the Wenchuan Earthquake

Cited by 23 publications

References 12 publications

Social capital for disaster risk reduction and management with empirical evidences from Sundarbans of India

Social capital for disaster risk reduction and management with empirical evidences from Sundarbans of India

Determinants of livelihood vulnerability in farming communities in two sites in the Asian Highlands

Trust via disasters: the case of Chile's 2010 earthquake

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