英文摘要 |
The purpose of this paper is to construct a measurement tool with different components of social capital that is applicable to disaster management. It also examines whether social capital components can be uniformly applied to communities with geographical and cultural differences. Tung-Shi and Ho-Ping, the areas most affected by the 921 Earthquake in Taiwan in 1999, were used as study sides. In addition to referring to relevant studies, the authors apply both qualitative and quantitative methods in its analysis of data collection to initiate the dimensions of social capital in communities. Second-order confirmatory factor analysis was used for data analysis. The results show that the components of social capital which apply to community disaster management include four dimensions: community trust, consciousness, social networking, and participation. Particularly, community consciousness and networking are the most important factors in constructing disaster management capability. Interestingly, strong differences arise in the patterns of responses to social capital across different communities. The results have implications for government and community leaders in charge of initiating policies to promote the importance of building social capital for disaster management. |