Building community resilience in a context of climate change: The role of social capital |
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Authors: | Esther Carmen Ioan Fazey Helen Ross Melissa Bedinger Fiona M Smith Katrin Prager Kerri McClymont David Morrison |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5NG UK ;2.School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072 Australia ;3.School of Energy, Geoscience Infrastructure and Society, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK ;4.School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, St Mary’s, Elphinstone Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3UF UK ;5.Geography, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee, Perth Road, Dundee, DD14HN UK |
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Abstract: | Social capital is considered important for resilience across social levels, including communities, yet insights are scattered across disciplines. This meta-synthesis of 187 studies examines conceptual and empirical understandings of how social capital relates to resilience, identifying implications for community resilience and climate change practice. Different conceptualisations are highlighted, yet also limited focus on underlying dimensions of social capital and proactive types of resilience for engaging with the complex climate change challenge. Empirical insights show that structural and socio-cultural aspects of social capital, multiple other factors and formal actors are all important for shaping the role of social capital for guiding resilience outcomes. Thus, finding ways to work with these different elements is important. Greater attention on how and why outcomes emerge, interactions between factors, approaches of formal actors and different socio-cultural dimensions will advance understandings about how to nurture social capital for resilience in the context of climate change. |
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Keywords: | Community resilience building Climate change Social capital Socio-cultural factors |
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