NDLI: Assessing the Relationship Between Social Vulnerability and Community Resilience to Hazards

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Author	Bergstrand, Kelly Mayer, Brian Brumback, Babette Zhang, Yi
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	This article contributes to the disaster literature by measuring and connecting two concepts that are highly related but whose relationship is rarely empirically evaluated: social vulnerability and community resilience. To do so, we measure community resilience and social vulnerability in counties across the United States and find a correlation between high levels of vulnerability and low levels of resilience, indicating that the most vulnerable counties also tend to be the least resilient. We also find regional differences in the distribution of community resilience and social vulnerability, with the West being particularly vulnerable while the Southeast is prone to low levels of resilience. By looking at both social vulnerability and community resilience, we are able to map communities’ social risks for harm from threats as well as their capacities for recovering and adapting in the aftermath of hazards. This provides a more complete portrait of the communities that might need the most assistance in emergency planning and response, as well as whether such interventions will need to be tailored toward reducing damage or finding the path to recovery.
Starting Page	391
Ending Page	409
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03038300
Journal	Social Indicators Research
Volume Number	122
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15730921
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2014-07-16
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Social vulnerability Community resilience Disasters Hazard indicators Sociology Quality of Life Research Microeconomics Public Health Human Geography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Arts and Humanities Developmental and Educational Psychology

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