Building community resilience: learning from the Canterbury earthquakes

Thornley, L; Ball, Janell; Signal, Louise; Aho, Keri Lawson-Te; Rawson, E

doi:10.1080/1177083x.2014.934846

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“…This was particularly interesting in view of literature proposing that participation in community activities increases an individual's sense of community and strengthens the its resilience to adverse events (Paton & Johnston, ). This is supported by the findings of Thornley, Ball, Signal, Lawson‐Te Aho, and Rawson () that showed connected communities with a pre‐existing community infrastructure such as community or tribal organisations and local leaders found it easier to adapt after experiencing a natural disaster. Medium results for three questions in the IPCR and four in the BIC indicated some ambivalence among the respondents in relation to their perceptions about their health status; connection with other communities; belonging within their own community; and their sense of being valued by those in authority and included in their own community's events, may in part explain their lack of involvement in broader community organisations.…”

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The association between social cohesion and community disaster resilience: A cross‐sectional study

Ludin

Rohaizat

Arbon

2018

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A cross‐sectional study design was created, using the Index of Perceived Community Resilience (IPCR) and Buckner's Index of Cohesion (BIC) to survey 386 flood evacuees from six communities in Kelantan, Malaysia, in 2015. The respondents were mostly female (54.7%); lived in basic housing (95.6%); average income (55.9%); secondary level schooling (81.1%); not involved with community organisations (95.1%), volunteering activities (91.2%), or emergency teams (96.9%); inexperience with injury during flooding (94%); experienced the emergency disaster (61.6%); and their mean age was 49 years old. Overall, respondents scored a high level of community disaster resilience (CDR) (mean 3.9) and social cohesion (mean 3.79). Also, respondents’ housing type, event of injury during disaster, volunteering in post‐disaster activities, and emergency team participation were significantly associated with CDR (p = 0.001–0.002), organisational involvement (p = 0.016), and emergency disaster experience (p = 0.028) were significantly associated with social cohesion. The Pearson correlation coefficient results mostly showing a moderate, weak, and one with a strong relationship. There is a strong relationship between community participation (CDR) in events and BIC variables (r = 0.529, p = 0.001). Other analysis shows a moderate but significant relationship with BIC; is open to ideas (r = 0.332, p = 0.001); community has similar values/ideas (r = 0.421, p = 0.001); sense of pride (r = 0.389, p = 0.001); strong leadership (r = 0.339, p = 0.001); positive change (r = 0.484, p = 0.001); and able to handle problems (r = 0.454, p = 0.001). Overall, the results show that respondents had high levels of CDR and social cohesion, while the demographic characteristics show the impact of CDR and social cohesion. In conclusion, the data gives original insight into the level of association between social cohesion and disaster resilience, which could be used as a building block in sustainable disaster recovery. There is a need to explore this further on programmes designed to improve social cohesion across communities.

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The association between social cohesion and community disaster resilience: A cross‐sectional study

Ludin

Rohaizat

Arbon

2018

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“…Feeling closer to neighbours and to the community, but that did not last ( altruistic community ).38. Thornley et al () Factors related to enhancing community resilience were explored in six communitiesEvent: Canterbury and Christchurch earthquakes, 2010–11 Country: New Zealand Age: adults Sample size: 92 Sampling: non‐random Diversity: no gender information specified; 50 per cent New Zealand European, 33 per cent MāoriMethod: interviews and focus groups with community residents and leaders Time: 16 months after the February 2011 earthquake Support themes: community connectedness; community infrastructure Increases in community connectedness immediately after the disasters. People acted selflessly, more caring and generous than usual ( altruistic community ).…”

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A scoping review of post‐disaster social support investigations conducted after disasters that struck the Australia and Oceania continent

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This scoping review provides a summary of research findings on social support dynamics in the wake of disasters that occurred on the continent of Australia and Oceania between 1983 and 2013. Forty‐one studies, quantitative and qualitative, were summarised, investigating different facets of post‐disaster supportive interactions. All inquiries assessed disasters resulting from natural hazards, with the majority of them conducted following events in Australia and New Zealand. The review revealed similar patterns of post‐disaster social support dynamics that routinely unfold after disastrous incidents all over the world. Consistent with the disaster mental health literature, the documentation of social support mobilisation and social support deterioration processes was common. Salutary direct effects of supportive behaviours on post‐disaster psychological distress were also highly evident. Most studies, however, posed research questions or hypotheses that lacked empirical or theoretical grounding. In conclusion, the review offers several recommendations on how to advance research on post‐disaster social support.

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“…However, it is the social and political landscape that evolves post‐disaster that is perhaps most significant in a discussion about creative ventures. An increase in community spirit and increase in prosocial behaviour is a well‐known phenomenon after a disaster (Fritz, ; Quarantelli, ; Rodriguez, Trainor, & Quarantelli, ; Thornley, Ball, Signal, Lawson‐Te Aho, & Rawson, ; Tierney, Bevc, & Kuligowski, ).…”

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Creative ventures and the personalities that activate them in a post‐disaster setting

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In the post‐earthquakes setting of Christchurch, New Zealand, the realization of value for the affected community occurred in a variety of ways. Data for this study were gathered from in‐depth interviews (n = 45) with people involved in a range of creative ventures pursued for commercial or social benefit during the five years following the earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2010 and 2011. Perhaps unexpectedly, the unstable setting delivered a multitude of opportunities for entrepreneurship and a reduced level of perceived risk. It was found that characteristics of those implementing creative projects contributed to the initial success of ventures. The characteristics, however, differ in important ways from those found in previous research about the typical psychological propensities associated with those who act on entrepreneurial opportunities. Importantly, the characteristics that led to the activation of ideas in the post‐disaster setting may have also led to their inability to prolong benefits.

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Building community resilience: learning from the Canterbury earthquakes

Cited by 90 publications

References 15 publications

The association between social cohesion and community disaster resilience: A cross‐sectional study

The association between social cohesion and community disaster resilience: A cross‐sectional study

A scoping review of post‐disaster social support investigations conducted after disasters that struck the Australia and Oceania continent

Creative ventures and the personalities that activate them in a post‐disaster setting

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