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Generally, Social Capital refers to networking, trust, and norms among people, which can be formed in the society. It is supposed that being rich in social capital, in other words, having strong faith among citizens (or members which configure a community) and having strong ties inside communities positive effects, such as enhancing political commitment, improving performance of government and businesses to be more effective, improving educational performance, public security and stimulating the local economy. Although, social capital can give negative impacts to recovery processes sometimes, generally the strong state in social capital can contribute to the recovery of communities affected by disasters. That’s because social capital facilitates various activities and enhances performance of social actors, which are essential for disaster recovery.
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Hishida, N., Shaw, R. (2014). Social Capital in Disaster Recovery in Japan: An Overview. In: Shaw, R. (eds) Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54246-9_4
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