The Impact of Social Capital on Community Resilience: A Comparative Study of Seven Flood-Prone Communities in Nanjing, China

Yi Chen, Hui Liu (), Shuchang Lin, Yueping Wang, Qian Zhang and Liaoling Feng
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Yi Chen: School of Architecture, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Hui Liu: School of Government, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081, China
Shuchang Lin: School of Architecture, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
Yueping Wang: Faculty of Architecture and City Planning, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
Qian Zhang: School of Architecture, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Liaoling Feng: School of Architecture, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: Social capital plays a crucial role in enhancing community resilience during flood disasters. This study investigates the influence of social capital on community resilience in Nanjing, China. Social capital is composed of five aspects: cohesion, collective efficacy, sense of belonging, trust and reciprocity and informal social control. Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis are employed to analyze the dimensions of social capital and its impact on community resilience. Our results demonstrate that social cohesion and collective efficacy are the most representative factors of social capital. Reformed housing communities typically have higher cohesion than those in commercial and affordable housing. Affordable housing communities in flood-prone areas have higher collective efficacy but lower trust and reciprocity. Commercial housing communities have higher informal social control but have great internal differences in collective efficacy. We strongly urge government decision makers to enhance flood resilience by fostering social capital within local communities.

Keywords: social capital; community resilience; disaster risk reduction; flood recovery; Nanjing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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