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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adler, Kevin F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social capital (Sociology).

Floods--Iowa.

Floods.

Iowa--Cedar Rapids.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, [Maryland] : University Press of America, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Acknowledgments PART IChapter 1: IntroductionWhy Study Disasters? Why Study Social Capital?Intersecting Two Research Canons The Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008Overview Chapter 2: Natural DisastersWhat Is a Natural Disaster? Chapter 3: Social CapitalWhat Is Social Capital?The Structural and Cultural AspectsIs it a Private or Public Good? Chapter 4: An AnalogySocial Capital as the Commons PART IIChapter 5: The FloodA Perfect StormA Perfect Response?An Imperfect RecoveryThe Community Responds Chapter 6: The Community Social Capital Before the FloodSocial Capital After the FloodFour Outlooks, Two Theme

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I; 1 Introduction; Why Study Disasters?; Why Study Social Capital?; Intersecting Two Research Canons; The Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008; Overview; 2 Natural Disasters; What Is a Natural Disaster?; 3 Social Capital; What Is Social Capital?; The Structural and Cultural Aspects; Is It a Private or Public Good?; 4 An Analogy; Social Capital as the Commons; Part II; 5 The Flood; A Perfect Storm; A Perfect Response?; An Imperfect Recovery; The Community Responds; 6 The Community; Social Capital before the Flood; Social Capital after the Flood

Four Outlooks, Two ThemesStrengthened 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; 7 Two Cities?; 8 One Framework; Background Characteristics; Structural Aspects of Social Capital; Cultural Aspects of Social Capital; The Current, Contextually-Specific Situation; 9 Conclusion; Appendix 1: Research Design; Appendix 2: Maps; Notes; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

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

ISBN:

0-7618-6466-0

0-7618-6467-9