Can community interventions change resilience? Fostering perceptions of individual and community resilience in rural places

Abstract

Governments move away from their roles as providers and take on roles as facilitators and enablers. Such transformations provide opportunities for individuals to play an active role in improving the resilience of their communities. However, the effects of such transformations may not be experienced by all communities equally. In the light of the emerging enabling state, which entails a more pro-active type of community, this article examines whether community projects can enhance the resilience of hard-to-reach rural communities. Analysis from 345 interviews with rural residents from six communities shows that successful completion of community projects can positively change perceptions of resilience, whereas uncompleted projects negatively affect perceptions of resilience. We conclude that for some hard-to-reach communities, in order to build their resilience, continuous funding support needs to be in place.To enhance the resilience of rural communities, the state must also create opportunities for effective community participation.

Building Community Resilience: Lessons from Flood-affected Residents in a Regional Australian Town

“…The local institutional response, on the other hand, was greatly appreciated by respondents and played a critical role in the response to the floods. It is vital to recognise the success of this response and its importance in community resilience, which requires the active support of government and must not be left to the sole responsibility of communities themselves (Markantoni et al, 2019).…”

“…Additionally, the core principles of CD enable it to address important issues for resilience that are frequently overlooked. Importantly, its focus on social justice and equity demands that the voices of all residents are heard and their experiences and priorities are included in flood planning and responses (Markantoni et al, 2019). Its emphasis on community empowerment provides a counterbalance to the inherent power that disaster management institutions such as the SES hold.…”

“…The CD principle of social inclusion demands that community engagement in disaster management planning includes marginalised and vulnerable social groups. Moreover, CD’s focus on addressing structural barriers to ecological sustainability and social justice both provides transformative potential and reaffirms the importance of state support and assistance and the critical role of institutions in working together with communities (Cafer et al, 2019; Cavaye & Ross, 2019; Markantoni et al, 2019). Thus, this article explores the roles played by the institutions, both local and remote, and how the residents used their resilience and community networks to fight the impact of the flood.…”

“…In addition, a CD approach introduces a focus on equity and social justice, recognising that these are requisites of a resilient community (Cafer et al, 2019; Cavaye & Ross, 2019; Markantoni et al, 2019). The CD principle of social inclusion demands that community engagement in disaster management planning includes marginalised and vulnerable social groups.…”

Family resilience in stressful situations of disability in foreign studies

“…Конструкт жизнеспособности семьи следует рассматривать не только как способность, но и как динамический процесс мобилизации культурных, социальных, экономических, семейных и индивидуальных ресурсов, процесс, разворачивающийся во времени и пространстве с учетом быстро меняющихся социальных условий и самого института семьи [28].…”