Article
Economics
Rhiannon Jerch, Matthew E. Kahn, Gary C. Lin
Summary: Since 1980, over 2,000 local governments in US Atlantic states have been affected by hurricanes. A study shows that hurricanes have a negative impact on local government finances, leading to reduced tax revenues, public expenditures, and debt financing in the decade following a hurricane. The racial composition of municipalities also plays a role, as those with higher minority populations experience larger expenditure losses and debt default risks.
JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Urban Studies
Sam Houghteling, Ryan P. Scott
Summary: Management of urban resilience requires individual action and coordination between multiple governments. Local governments are more likely to participate in resiliency efforts when connected to experienced governments through networks. A study on resiliency funding in Colorado shows that grant-winning experience of overlapping governments negatively impacts funding for nearby governments, while local administrative capacity increases funding probabilities.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Defeng Xia, Jingru Sun, Congcong Zhang, Yiying Zhang
Summary: This study examines the relationships between organizational commitment and turnover intention, and finds that perceived insider status partially mediates this relationship. The study also shows that gender moderates the indirect effect of organizational commitment and turnover intention through perceived insider status, with the effect being weaker for males than females. These findings have important theoretical and practical implications.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Karina French, Carolyn Kousky
Summary: The risk of climate disasters has led to greater interest in public policies that increase the number of households with disaster insurance. However, there is little research on how expanded insurance coverage affects community-wide recovery after a climate disaster. Filling this research gap is important for assessing the effectiveness of insurance programs in promoting community resilience.
Article
Environmental Studies
Clare E. B. Cannon, Regardt Ferreira, Fred Buttell
Summary: This study aimed to examine the differences in perceived stress and personal resilience among United States residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering gender, race, and different types of stressors. The results showed that women reported higher levels of stress, but non-IPV reporting women exhibited higher levels of resilience compared to IPV reporting women. Racial minority women were more likely to experience nutritional stress, while White women were more concerned about rent or mortgage stress. These findings highlight the disparate impacts on vulnerable populations and suggest the need for improved interventions.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Daniela Jaime, Pablo Martinez, Daniela Contreras, Carolina Bonacic, Mauricio Marin
Summary: Volunteers are valuable resources for disaster risk management, and it is important to properly match volunteers to tasks to maximize their capabilities. This study explores the relationship between volunteers' capabilities and their satisfaction and performance in volunteering tasks. The findings show that sociodemographic characteristics, volunteering experience, and capabilities significantly predict volunteers' satisfaction and performance. Knowledge of volunteering tasks is the most consistent predictor. These findings have implications for matching volunteers to tasks and improving their satisfaction and performance during emergencies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Daniel Westmattelmann, Richard Hossiep, Maike Bruckes, Gerhard Schewe
Summary: The study found that elite athletes have higher levels of resilience compared to dual students and employees. There are positive relationships between resilience and all considered personality traits, but the level of correlations varies. Resilience is more of a prerequisite for top-level sports participation rather than a predictor for sporting success.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2021)
Article
Geography
Mildred E. Warner, Austin M. Aldag
Summary: COVID-19 federal government funding, especially the State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds (SLFRF) from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), encouraged communities in the US to invest in infrastructure, resilience, and equity. Our survey of local officials in New York State showed that rural governments were more likely to hire consultants, develop specific plans, and engage in collaboration, which led to more resilience-related investments. We found that community engagement is key to transformative change in addressing equity.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Geography
Vassilis Tselios
Summary: This paper uses econometric analysis to show that natural disasters within a country can impact the decision to transfer authority to regional tiers of government. The occurrence of disasters signals higher powers for regional governments, indicating that decentralisation and local Disaster Risk Management are seen as ways to bring government closer to 'at-risk' areas and citizens. The study suggests that regional governments could take control over centralised government agencies for more efficient Disaster Risk Management, and vice versa.
Article
Political Science
Kristin Taylor, Nathan Jeschke, Stephanie Zarb
Summary: This article examines the contextual factors that promote and constrain policy learning in local government. The results show that cities with higher median incomes and larger populations are more likely to experience policy learning. Experience is not an important predictor of policy learning, suggesting possible maturation effects in the learning process. Efforts must be made to increase capacity or provide more resources to smaller and less affluent communities.
POLICY AND POLITICS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ohad Gilbar, Marc Gelkopf, Talya Greene
Summary: This study investigates the impact of community resilience, related worries, and personal risk factors on perceived stress among Israeli adults following the first wave of COVID-19. The findings suggest that community resilience is negatively associated with perceived stress, while worries related to the functioning of governmental and health institutions during the pandemic are positively associated with perceived stress. Additionally, being single, living in a smaller residence, and experiencing income reduction during the pandemic predict higher levels of perceived stress. This study highlights the importance of community resilience in mitigating COVID-19 stress and suggests that assessing community resilience can help identify vulnerable groups and promote community building as an effective strategy for stress reduction in future disasters.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2022)
Article
Business
Giulia Tagliazucchi, Francesca De Canio, Elisa Martinelli
Summary: This paper investigates the resilience of micro-businesses to natural disasters by exploring the impact of organizational resilience and entrepreneur psychological resilience on perceived post-disaster business performance. The study verifies a structural model and reveals that perceived post-disaster business performance is driven by entrepreneur psychological resilience with a mediating role for organizational resilience.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Shubam Sharma, Hanna Akerlund, Hsiao-Wen Liao, Susan Bluck
Summary: The study found that older adults generally report higher self-functioning, but challenges are negatively related to self-functioning across age groups. Young adults' self-esteem is more vulnerable.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Nguyen Van Quang, Nguyen Hai Thanh
Summary: Natural disasters in the Central Highlands of Vietnam are increasing, causing concerns for provincial governments. The local authorities' response capacity has been ineffective, resulting in an increasing number of deaths and economic losses. Our analysis shows that the current capacity of local authorities is inadequate to meet the region's requirements, with an increase in drought areas in the dry season and more frequent floods in the rainy season. We propose measures such as timely guidance documents, coordination between agencies, capable civil servants, public awareness, control of development projects, long-term planning, and attention to local livelihoods and education level.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lidan Duan, Muyang Zhang, Yuhan Cao, Yuwei Du, Meiling Chen, Rumeng Xue, Minxue Shen, Dan Luo, Shuiyuan Xiao, Yanying Duan
Summary: This study conducted in Hunan Province, China, found that long-term exposures to PM10, PM2.5, and NO2 are associated with an increased incidence of hyperuricemia among Chinese government employees.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
