Natural Disasters As a Catalyst for Social Capital - A Study of the 500-Year Flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

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

About the author

By Kevin F. Adler

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.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin F. Adler, Adler Kevin F.
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.04.2015
• EAN: 9780761864660
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6466-0
• No. of pages: 108
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Iowa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, NATURE / Natural Disasters, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Social impact of disasters, Natural disasters, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)