Around the globe, extreme weather events like storms, droughts and floods get stronger and hit more often. In their struggle to overcome the impacts of such disasters, natural resource users (fishers, farmers) depend on knowledge and support coming from both within and outside their communities. To answer the question 'how to cope with crises?', we therefore have to find out 'whom to turn to when disasters hit'. We provide insights into two examples of ongoing research that investigate the role of fishers and farmers’ social networks when dealing with and recovering from environmental disasters that brought drastic change to their respective communities in Peru and Bangladesh. Our findings indicate that the number and diversity of connections is crucial for coping with crises, and suggest the need for further research on the ways social networks are shaping individual and community responses to environmental impacts.
Kriegl M., Kluger L., Holzkämper E., Nagel B., Kochalski S. and Gorris P. (2021) How Important are social networks in times of environmental crises? 66: 11-20. 10.15464/easy.2021.002
@article{Kriegl2021,
Title = {How Important are social networks in times of environmental crises?},
Author = {Kriegl, Michael and Kluger, Lotta and Holzkämper, Eike and Nagel, Ben and Kochalski, Sophia and Gorris, Philipp},
Editor = {},
Year = {2021},
Pages = {11-20},
Volume = {66},
Doi = {10.15464/easy.2021.002},
Abstract = {Around the globe, extreme weather events like storms, droughts and floods get stronger and hit more often. In their struggle to overcome the impacts of such disasters, natural resource users (fishers, farmers) depend on knowledge and support coming from both within and outside their communities. To answer the question 'how to cope with crises?', we therefore have to find out 'whom to turn to when disasters hit'. We provide insights into two examples of ongoing research that investigate the role of fishers and farmers’ social networks when dealing with and recovering from environmental disasters that brought drastic change to their respective communities in Peru and Bangladesh. Our findings indicate that the number and diversity of connections is crucial for coping with crises, and suggest the need for further research on the ways social networks are shaping individual and community responses to environmental impacts.},
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kriegl, Michael
AU - Kluger, Lotta
AU - Holzkämper, Eike
AU - Nagel, Ben
AU - Kochalski, Sophia
AU - Gorris, Philipp
TI - How Important are social networks in times of environmental crises?
PY - 2021
SP - 11-20
VL - 66
DO - 10.15464/easy.2021.002
AB - Around the globe, extreme weather events like storms, droughts and floods get stronger and hit more often. In their struggle to overcome the impacts of such disasters, natural resource users (fishers, farmers) depend on knowledge and support coming from both within and outside their communities. To answer the question 'how to cope with crises?', we therefore have to find out 'whom to turn to when disasters hit'. We provide insights into two examples of ongoing research that investigate the role of fishers and farmers’ social networks when dealing with and recovering from environmental disasters that brought drastic change to their respective communities in Peru and Bangladesh. Our findings indicate that the number and diversity of connections is crucial for coping with crises, and suggest the need for further research on the ways social networks are shaping individual and community responses to environmental impacts.
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