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Ante Busic-Sontic1, Renate Schubert2,3
1Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Disasters
|September 16, 2023
Summary
Social resilience indicators for natural disasters may not fully apply to pandemics. This study proposes new pandemic-specific social resilience measures, finding low support but high helpfulness in Switzerland during COVID-19.
Area of Science:
- Disaster studies
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Social resilience is crucial for disaster coping and recovery.
- Traditional social resilience indicators are often based on natural hazard contexts.
- Pandemics present unique challenges due to physical distancing and social restrictions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the applicability of common disaster-related social resilience indicators in pandemic crises.
- To propose new, pandemic-tailored social resilience indicators.
- To assess social resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.
Main Methods:
- Review of frequently used social resilience measures in disaster literature.
- Development of pandemic-specific social resilience indicators.
- Survey of 1,500 residents in Switzerland during the COVID-19 crisis (summer 2020).
Main Results:
- Traditional indicators like social cohesion and support may not fully capture pandemic resilience.
- Proposed pandemic-tailored indicators offer a more meaningful assessment.
- Survey results indicated low social support and community engagement but high willingness to help.
Conclusions:
- Pandemic crises necessitate adapted social resilience indicators.
- Willingness to help is a key component of social resilience in pandemics.
- Findings provide insights for enhancing societal preparedness and response to future pandemics.
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