Social capital building interventions and self-reported post-disaster recovery in Ofunato, Japan

Evidence shows that communal resources, cohesion, and social infrastructure can mitigate shocks and enhance resilience. However, we know less about how specific social capital building interventions facilitate recovery in post-disaster environments. Using a survey of over 1000 residents of Ofunato,...

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Published in:Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 10274 - 10
Main Authors: Lee, Juheon, Aldrich, Daniel P., Kiyota, Emi, Yasuhiro, Tanaka, Sawada, Yasuyuki
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.06.2022
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704/844
704/844/4081
Age
Community
Community involvement
Disaster recovery
Disasters
Earthquakes
Evacuations & rescues
Government aid
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Neighborhoods
Older people
Participation
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Seismic activity
Social capital
Social networks
Social research
Tsunamis
ISSN:2045-2322, 2045-2322
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Summary:Evidence shows that communal resources, cohesion, and social infrastructure can mitigate shocks and enhance resilience. However, we know less about how specific social capital building interventions facilitate recovery in post-disaster environments. Using a survey of over 1000 residents of Ofunato, Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, this study demonstrates that the individuals who actively participated in a community center—created for and led by neighborhood elders—reported higher levels of family and neighborhood recovery than similar individuals who did not participate. Results from ordinal logistic regression analyses, propensity score matching (PSM) and coarsened exact matching (CEM) show arguably stronger causal links between bottom-up, microlocal programs to boost connections in post-disaster areas and post-disaster outcomes. Community-based programs that strengthen social ties even among elderly residents can measurably improve their recoveries.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-14537-8