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Adler Kevin F. |
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Natural disasters as a catalyst for social capital : a study of the 500-year flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa / / Kevin F. Adler |
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Lanham, [Maryland] : , : University Press of America, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-7618-6466-0 |
0-7618-6467-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (110 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social capital (Sociology) |
Floods - Iowa |
Iowa Cedar Rapids |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I; 1 Introduction; Why Study Disasters?; Why Study Social Capital?; Intersecting Two Research Canons; The Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008; Overview; 2 Natural Disasters; What Is a Natural Disaster?; 3 Social Capital; What Is Social Capital?; The Structural and Cultural Aspects; Is It a Private or Public Good?; 4 An Analogy; Social Capital as the Commons; Part II; 5 The Flood; A Perfect Storm; A Perfect Response?; An Imperfect Recovery; The Community Responds; 6 The Community; Social Capital before the Flood; Social Capital after the Flood |
Four Outlooks, Two ThemesStrengthened Community: We Are All in the Same Boat Together; Strengthened Community: Reevaluations Will Lead to Social Progress; Weakened Community: Neighborhoods Were Decimated; Weakened Community: New Rifts Emerged; Part III; 7 Two Cities?; 8 One Framework; Background Characteristics; Structural Aspects of Social Capital; Cultural Aspects of Social Capital; The Current, Contextually-Specific Situation; 9 Conclusion; Appendix 1: Research Design; Appendix 2: Maps; Notes; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Acknowledgments PART IChapter 1: IntroductionWhy Study Disasters? Why Study Social Capital?Intersecting Two Research Canons The Cedar |
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