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Influence of social capital on community preparedness for wildfires

Bihari, Menka ; Ryan, Robert

Landscape and urban planning, 2012-06, Vol.106 (3), p.253-261 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V

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    Influence of social capital on community preparedness for wildfires
  • Autor: Bihari, Menka ; Ryan, Robert
  • Assuntos: Community cohesion ; Defensible space actions ; Hazard mitigation ; Human ecology ; Human ecology and demography ; Place attachment ; Sociology ; Wildfire preparedness ; Wildland–urban interface
  • É parte de: Landscape and urban planning, 2012-06, Vol.106 (3), p.253-261
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  • Descrição: ► Place attachment appears to be a significant predictor in affecting social capital and thereby the adoption of preparedness measures. ► Past experience was crucial in encouraging residents to undertake wildfire preparedness and mitigation actions. ► People who perceived higher social capital in their community participated more actively in reducing wildfire risk in interface communities. ► Both place attachment and past experience improved wildfire awareness by encouraging defensible space actions and building residents’ support for preparedness. ► Awareness of these factors will assist planners and emergency officials understand why residents in at-risk communities adopt (or do not) mitigation measures. The increased concern about wildfire risk creates the need to better understand the factors affecting community preparedness. Social capital may be one key factor for facilitating risk reduction. We examined how place attachment and past experience with wildfires influences a community's social capital, which in turn affects the adoption of defensible space actions and improves wildfire awareness. A survey instrument was developed to identify variables affecting social capital, and measure self-reported change in attitudes and actions toward mitigation in six fire-prone communities across the USA. Findings indicate that place attachment and previous involvement in natural resource planning significantly affect social capital and community cohesion, encourage defensible space actions as well as build support for preparedness in the wildland–urban interface (WUI) communities by improving residents’ awareness of wildfire risk. Results suggest that planners and resource managers can take advantage of these factors to increase citizen participation for shaping and improving collaborative hazard mitigation and resource management. By identifying and monitoring the variables that affect social capital and preparedness, planning and natural resource management agencies can better direct programs to reduce fire danger and ensure safety in wildland–urban interface communities.
  • Editor: Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
  • Idioma: Inglês
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