Natural Resource-Based Communities, Risk, and Disaster: An Intersection of Theories

Flint, Courtney G.; Luloff, A. E.

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“…Flint and Luloff (2005) suggest a mixed methods approach to investigating resilience and the adaptive capacity that supports it. Powell (1999) and Klein et al (2003) view qualitative methods in a favourable light since fine-grained data are needed to identify issues of importance.…”

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“…This affects community recovery because of the interdependence of social and economic networks influencing community resilience to disasters (Stewart et al 2009). Flint and Luloff (2005) have stressed that research must focus on the recovery period post-disaster where there is currently an empirical gap, to understand the interdependence of individual and community resilience and because the response phase may or may not support the community's long-term recovery and resilience.Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory (1979, 1989, 2005) provides a suitable framework of analysis to explore resilience at individual and community level because resilience has repeatedly been found to rest on relationships between social and com-munity infrastructure factors (Luthar 2006;Walker and Salt 2006). The use of this framework enables the measure of influences of microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem and macrosytem factors upon an individual's resilience, irrespective of whether it is seen as a trait or as a process.…”

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This paper advocates the use of Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory as a framework to analyse resilience at diverse scales. Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory can be employed to (a) benchmark social resilience, (b) target the priority interventions required and (c) measure progress arising from these interventions to enhance resilience to natural disasters. First, the paper explores resilience to natural disasters in the context of climatic change as building resilience is seen as a way to mitigate impacts of natural disasters. Second, concepts of resilience are systematically examined and documented, outlining resilience as a trait and resilience as a process. Third, issues arising in relation to the measurement of resilience are discussed. Fourth, Bronfenbrenner's bioecological systems theory is described and proffered to model and assess resilience at different scales. Fifth, studies are described which have supported the use of the bioecological systems theory for the study of resilience. Sixth, an example of the use of Bronfenbrenner's theory is offered and the paper concludes with suggestions for future research using Bronfenbrenner's theory.Keywords Resilience · Natural disaster · Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory · Community · Climate change 1 IntroductionThe world's climate is experiencing marked changes (IPCC 2007). These changes are set to be accompanied by an increase in the number and severity of natural disasters such as floods and droughts and present a need to formulate policy to deal with these predictions (Bosomworth and Handmer 2008;Bosher et al. 2009; COAG 2009;McBean and Rodgers 2010). In Australia, and elsewhere, we need to be prepared for rapid onset events such as wildfires, cyclones and floods and slow onset hazards such as drought.Emergency Management considers resilience essential for safeguarding communities or building safer communities. Disaster resilience is seen as a quality, characteristic or result that is developed by processes that foster or promote it. The ability of an individual, group, community or nation to deal with unique destabilising situations, or disaster resilience, is also seen as the …'shield', 'shock absorber' or buffer that moderates the outcome to ensure benign or small-scale negative consequences. Indeed, the goal of disaster risk management is to guarantee minimal loss of life and livelihoods and to allow the affected community or system to return to 'normal' within the shortest possible time. (Manyena 2006: 438) Prosser and Peters (2010) remind us that to support a disaster-resilient community, studies must focus on prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Current Emer-gency Management policy in Australia (COAG 2009) and internationally (Berkes 2007;Folke et al. 2003; Tompkins and Adger 2004) concurs, asserting that building resilience into communities is essential in order to cope with climate change and concomitant natural disasters. This paper advocates the use of 2 Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory as a framework to analyse com...

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“…Rural places have suffered from shifting national emphasis to urban issues and sources of capital in the post-fordist economy, not to mention the preoccupation with national and international security issues (Flint and Luloff, 2005). On their own, individual rural communities may lack resources and capacities to shape and develop places on their own as they would like, or in other words, to use space to suit their collective needs and desires, much less to come together to sort out what those needs and desires might be or how to reconcile conflicting interests.…”

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“…While many definitions of community exist, a territorial or place-based component is commonly found (Wilkinson, 1991). In an interactional interpretation of community (Flint and Luloff, 2005;Wilkinson, 1991), place plays an important, but incomplete role in the emergence of community. Community emerges through collective actions by people who share common interests and care about the place in which they live (Flint and Luloff, 2005;Luloff and Bridger, 2003;Wilkinson, 1991).…”

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Social Position Influencing the Water Perception Gap Between Local Leaders and Constituents in a Socio‐Hydrological System

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How well city leaders represent their constituents and meet their needs are key concerns in transitioning to local sustainable water governance. To date, however, there is little research documenting the influence of social position between elected leaders who make policy, career staff water managers who design and operate systems and implement policies, and the members of the public whose individual water use behaviors are important drivers of water sustainability outcomes. In this study, we ask: “How does social position explain variation in water perceptions and concerns between different actors in a socio‐hydrological system?” Using a mixed method approach with survey and interview data, we explore the ways that positioning within the governance system, geographic context, and citizen engagement in local government mediate perceptions of the urban water system. Regardless of local biophysical water supply conditions, residents showed most concern about future water shortages and high water costs, while their leaders were consistently most concerned about deteriorating local water infrastructure. Further, constituents who received water‐related information directly from public utility mailings or served on community committees and boards had perceptions that were more aligned with leaders' concerns. The importance of social structure over natural and built environments in shaping water issue perceptions underscores the value of social analysis in socio‐hydrology studies. Further, practitioners looking to increase consensus for a transition to sustainable water governance might work to develop institutional mechanisms to increase opportunities for water user involvement in local water system governance.

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Natural Resource-Based Communities, Risk, and Disaster: An Intersection of Theories

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