Making Reconstruction Work: Civil Society and Information after War’s End

Kage, Rieko

doi:10.1177/0010414009332128

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“…Dynes (2005) has suggested, based on experiences of survivors in a number of disasters, that social capital may be the basis for resilience as it provides information and resources at a critical moment. In one of the first quantitative tests of civil society's role in regional rehabilitation, Kage (2010) demonstrates that following World War II, Japanese prefectures with more vibrant civil society (measured through higher levels of communication) recovered more quickly.…”

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“…analyses to test them. 1 Most studies investigating social capital and disaster have relied on qualitative and impressionistic evidence from a few cases (Buckland and Rahman, 1999;Nakagawa and Shaw, 2004;Dynes, 2005) or quantitative evidence from individuallevel surveys (Tatsuki and Hayashi, 2002;Tatsuki, 2008); only recently have scholars integrated social capital measures into a quantitative study of rehabilitation (Kage, 2010). This paper builds on these initial findings and uses data on whole neighbourhoods affected by the 1923 Kanto earthquake that leveled 40 per cent of Tokyo to test five factors that may influence the pace of population recovery.…”

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Social, not physical, infrastructure: the critical role of civil society after the 1923 Tokyo earthquake

Aldrich¹

2011

Disasters

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Despite the tremendous destruction wrought by catastrophes, social science holds few quantitative assessments of explanations for the rate of recovery. This article illuminates four factors-damage, population density, human capital, and economic capital-that are thought to explain the variation in the pace of population recovery following disaster; it also explores the popular but relatively untested factor of social capital. Using time-series, cross-sectional models and propensity score matching, it tests these approaches using new data from the rebuilding of 39 neighbourhoods in Tokyo after its 1923 earthquake. Social capital, more than earthquake damage, population density, human capital, or economic capital, best predicts population recovery in post-earthquake Tokyo. These findings suggest new approaches for research on social capital and disasters as well as public policy avenues for handling catastrophes.

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Social, not physical, infrastructure: the critical role of civil society after the 1923 Tokyo earthquake

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2011

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“…(Kage, 2010; Chamlee-Wright, 2010; Allen, 2006; Beaudoin, 2007; Dynes, 2006; Hausman, Hanlon, & Seals, 2007; Koh & Cadigan, 2008; Mathbor, 2007; Moore et al, 2004; Nakagawa & Shaw, 2004; Pelling, 1998; Buckland & Rahman, 1999) Examining social capital and its relationship to disaster preparedness has grown in prominence partially due to world-wide need to more effectively and proactively respond to terrorist attacks, viral epidemics, or natural disasters. (Aldrich, 2012a; Aldrich, 2012b; Koh & Cadigan, 2008; Ada & Bolat, 2010) Also the focus on social capital is a result of its strong predictive power in effective disaster response and recovery at the community and individual levels.…”

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“…(Chamlee-Wright, 2010; Aldrich, 2010a; Aldrich, 2010b; Aldrich & Crook, 2008; Kage, 2010) These studies have demonstrated that women, children, the elderly, those of lower social status, and other marginalized communities are vulnerable during and after disaster strikes because they are often unable to penetrate the social networks to access aid in the same way or at the same rate as non-marginalized populations. (Buckland & Rahman, 1999; Beaudoin, 2007; Dynes, 2006; Hawkins & Maurer, 2010; Aldrich & Crook, 2008; Aldrich, 2010a; Aldrich, 2010b; Aldrich, 2011b; Aldrich, 2011c; Aldrich, 2012a; Aldrich, 2012c)…”

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Social capital and disaster preparedness among low income Mexican Americans in a disaster prone area

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Social Science & Medicine

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Examination of social capital and its relationship to disaster preparedness has grown in prominence partially due to world-wide need to effectively respond to terrorist attacks, viral epidemics, or natural disasters. Recent studies suggested that social capital may be related to a community’s ability to plan for and respond to such disasters. Few studies, however, have examined social capital constructs among low income populations living in disaster prone areas and accounted for the influence of social capital at the individual and community level. We examined social capital as measured by perceived fairness, perceived civic trust, perceived reciprocity and group membership. We undertook a multistage random cluster survey in three coastal counties in Texas (U.S.) noted for their high levels of poverty. Individuals from 3088 households provided data on social capital, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and self-reported level of preparedness for a hurricane. We used multivariable logistic regression to test potential associations between social capital measures and disaster preparedness. After adjusting for age, gender, marital status, ethnicity, education, employment, household income, acculturation, self-reported health, special needs persons in household, household size, and distance to the shore we found a higher prevalence of preparedness among individuals who reported the highest perception of fairness [AOR=3.12, 95% CI: (1.86, 5.21)] compared to those individuals who reported lowest perceptions of fairness. We also found a higher prevalence of preparedness [AOR= 2.06; 95% CI: (1.17, 3.62)] among individuals who reported highest perceptions of trust compared to individuals who reported lowest perceptions of trust. Perceived reciprocity and group membership were not associated with preparedness. These results extend previous findings on social capital and disaster preparedness and further characterize social capital’s presence among a low income population living in a hurricane prone area.

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“…The placement of temporary FEMA trailers in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina was strongly correlated with neighborhood levels of social capital (Aldrich and Crook 2008). New studies involving both qualitative and quantitative methods demonstrate that higher levels of social capital bring with them better mobilization, coordination, and trust, and these in turn lead to more rapid and effective recoveries (Chamlee-Wright 2010; Kage 2010).…”

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Between Market and State: Directions in Social Science Research on Disaster

Aldrich

2011

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Governing after Crisis: The Politics of Investigation, Accountability, and Learning. Edited by Arjen Boin, Allan McConnell, and Paul 'T Hart. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 336p. $99.00 cloth, $34.99 paper.Learning from Catastrophes: Strategies for Reaction and Response. Edited by Howard Kunreuther and Micheel Useem. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wharton School Publishing, 2010. 352p. $37.99 paper.The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters. By Charles Perrow. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. 388p. $29.95 paper.Developed and developing nations alike face low-probability but high-consequence exogenous shocks, including ice storms, chemical spills, terrorist attacks, and regional blackouts. Recently, “natural” disasters have dominated the airwaves; mega-catastrophes that claim more than 1,000 lives have become an almost yearly occurrence. In 2010, the Haiti and Chile earthquakes killed more than 200,000 people between them and felt all too familiar to many observers in the West. Before them were Cyclone Nargis in Burma, which took 130,000 lives in 2008; Hurricane Katrina, which killed more than 1,500 New Orleans residents and left 80% of the city flooded in 2005; and the Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed roughly a quarter of a million lives in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand in 2004.

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Making Reconstruction Work: Civil Society and Information after War’s End

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

Social, not physical, infrastructure: the critical role of civil society after the 1923 Tokyo earthquake

Social, not physical, infrastructure: the critical role of civil society after the 1923 Tokyo earthquake

Social capital and disaster preparedness among low income Mexican Americans in a disaster prone area

Between Market and State: Directions in Social Science Research on Disaster

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