Social Capital, Place Meanings, and Perceived Resilience to Climate Change

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Jordan W.; Anderson, Dorothy H.; Moore, Roger L.
Titel	Social Capital, Place Meanings, and Perceived Resilience to Climate Change
Quelle	In: Rural Sociology, 77 (2012) 3, S.380-407 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-0112
DOI	10.1111/j.1549-0831.2012.00082.x
Schlagwörter	Climate; Social Networks; Social Capital; Resilience (Psychology); Environmental Influences; Information Seeking; Correlation; Decision Making; Public Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sozialkapital; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Informationserschließung; Korrelation; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	This research analyzes individuals' perceived resilience to changing climatic conditions. Specifically, we suggest individual resilience is composed of an awareness of localized risks created because of climate change, a willingness to learn about, and plan for, the potential impacts of altered environmental conditions, and general appraisals of personal adaptive capacities. We hypothesize that resilience is influenced by the characteristics of individuals' social networks and also by their social-psychological dependence on local environments. Using data collected in three resource-associated communities within the southeastern United States, our analysis suggests bonding ties may limit individuals' willingness to seek new information about the potential impacts of climate change. Conversely, the data suggest the use of a diverse array of bridging ties is positively associated with information-seeking behavior. The data also support our hypothesis that individuals' social psychological dependencies on the local environment influences their perceived resilience to changing climatic conditions. By gaining a clearer understanding of how individuals' social networks and social-psychological dependencies affect their perceived ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions, decision makers can focus on policy solutions that increase adaptive capacities and build social resilience. (Contains 1 figure, 2 footnotes and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10