Assistant Professor of Sociology, Punjab Higher Education Department, Pakistan.
Professor and Director of the Security and Resilience Studies Program, Northeastern University, United States.
Disasters. 2018 Jul;42(3):475-497. doi: 10.1111/disa.12259. Epub 2017 Nov 13.
Pakistan suffered large-scale flooding in summer 2010 that caused damage amounting to approximately USD 43 billion, claimed the lives of at least 1,700 people, and negatively affected some 20 million others. Observers have debated the degree to which social capital plays a role in recovery after a catastrophe of this magnitude. Using new survey data on 450 residents impacted by the disaster, this study found that, controlling for various confounding factors, the social capital levels of victims serve as robust correlates of life recovery. Other important variables connected with recovery include education and income, family size, occupation, material damage suffered, stability of home, and trauma experience. The findings point to a number of relevant policy recommendations, most notably that during and following major shocks, disaster managers should work to keep the social networks of victims intact so that they can benefit from interaction with family, friends, and neighbours.
2010 年夏天，巴基斯坦遭遇大规模洪灾，造成约 430 亿美元的损失，至少 1700 人丧生，超过 2000 万人受到影响。有观察人士对社会资本在如此大规模灾害后的恢复中所起的作用程度存在争议。本研究利用一项针对 450 名受灾居民的新调查数据发现，在控制了各种混杂因素后，受灾者的社会资本水平是其生活恢复的有力相关因素。与恢复相关的其他重要变量包括教育程度和收入、家庭规模、职业、所遭受的物质损失、住房稳定性和创伤经历。研究结果指向了一些相关的政策建议，尤其是在重大冲击期间和之后，灾害管理者应努力保持受害者的社会网络完整，以便他们能够从与家人、朋友和邻居的互动中受益。
