Building Resilience - Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery

Informationen zum Autor Daniel P. Aldrich is associate professor of political science at Purdue University. He is the author of Site Fights: Divisive Facilities and Civil Society in Japan and the West. Klappentext Each year! natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. This book highlights the critical role of social capital in the ability of a community to withstand disaster and rebuild the infrastructure and ties that are at the foundation of any community. Zusammenfassung Each year! natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. This book highlights the critical role of social capital in the ability of a community to withstand disaster and rebuild the infrastructure and ties that are at the foundation of any community.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Aldrich, Daniel P. Aldrich, ALDRICH DANIEL P
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2012
• EAN: 9780226012872
• ISBN: 978-0-226-01287-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, NATURE / Natural Disasters, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social impact of disasters, Central / national / federal government policies, Natural disasters, Central government policies, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)