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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. In-depth qualitative interviews with flood victims and key informants in Cedar Rapids reveal that a resident’s perception of social capital after a natural disaster is shaped by their vulnerabilities and social mobility, which vary substantially and need to be understood contextually. This book, in highlighting the enormous impact of one disaster in a mid-sized Midwestern city, offers a framework for a new theory for why social capital shifts in societies from one generation to another: the transformative impact of shared traumas.
| Published | Apr 03 2015 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 108 |
| ISBN | 9780761864660 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Illustrations | 2 Maps |
| Dimensions | 227 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
