Pre-Disaster Social Capital and Disaster Recovery in Wenchuan Earthquake-Stricken Rural Communities

Pre-Disaster Social Capital and Disaster Recovery in Wenchuan Earthquake-Stricken Rural Communities

This study examined the impact of social capital on disaster recovery in the 2008 earthquake-stricken rural communities in Wenchuan, China. The results show that quake-affected households having more social capital recovered more easily and quickly from disasters. A larger network significantly incr...

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Main Authors: Jianwen Wei, Yang Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
Wenchuan earthquake
social capital
disaster recovery
rural China
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/6/2046

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