Natural disasters and social capital formation: The impact of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages S143-S164

  Yamamura, Eiji ^a  

^a SEINAN GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community participation; Natural disasters; Social capital

Indexed keywords

KOBE EARTHQUAKE 1995; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL DISASTER; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI; KOBE;

EID: 84898716795     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12121     Document Type: Article

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