Building, Repairing, and Connecting Social Support Networks Across Boundaries Daniel P. Aldrich [email protected] Twitter @danielpaldrich Trust, neighbors, networks 10 minute breakout session • Please work with your group to try to map the networks you and your organization work with • Are these ties bonding, bridging, or linking? • Can you remember times that these times have activated or times when you weren’t able to effectively coordinate because of a lack of ties? Exit vs. Voice Collective Action Informal Insurance Evacuation Survival Survival not well correlated with height .15 Onagawa Rikuzentakata Otsuchi .1 Rifu Natori Kamaishi Yamamoto Yamada Minamisanriku Namie Tomioka .05 Minamisoma Soma Futaba Okuma HigashimatsushimaIshinomaki Kesennuma Miyako Iwanuma Shinchi Ofunato Watari Naraha Tanohata Tagajo Iwaki Noda Shichigahama Iwaizumi Shiogama Hirono 0 MoriokaHanamakiKitakamiTonoIchinosekiNinoheHachimantaiOshuShizukuishiKuzumakiIwateTakizawaShiwaYahabaNishiwagaKanegasakiHiraizumiFujisawaSumitaKarumaiKunoheIchinoheAobaIzumiShiroishiKakudaTomeKuriharaOsakiZaoShichikashukuOgawaraMurataShibataKawasakiMarumoriTaiwaOsatoTomiyaOhiraShikamaKamiWakuyaMisatoFukushimaAizuwakamatsuKoriyamaShirakawaSukagawaKitakataNihonmatsuTamuraDateMotomiyaKoriKunimiKawamataOtamaKagamiishiTeneiShimogoHinoemataTadamiMinamiaizuKitashiobaraNishiaizuBandaiInawashiroAizubangeYugawaYanaizuMishimaKaneyamaShowaAizumisatoNishigoIzumizakiNakajimaYabukiTanaguraYamatsuriHanawaSamegawaIshikawaTamakawaHirataAsakawaFurudonoMiharuOnoKawauchiKatsuraoIitate choTaihakuMatsushima shi WakabayashiMiyagino Hirono Kuji Fudai Percentagemissingdeadthose / in of flooded the zone 0 5 10 15 20 Tsunami height in meters Theories of Survival Social Networks Critical in Survival Predicted mortality during the tsunami -.01 0 .01 .02 .03 0 Strength of bondingofStrengthties 5 10 15 Recovery: Rebuilding Ishinomaki Recovery: Clean up in Sendai Coastal City Linking social capital critical in recovery 110 100 90 80 Recovery Level2013 Marchby 70 60 0 2 4 6 8 Number of Powerful Politicians Before the Tsunami Futaba town and Evacuation Orders Income and health do not affect K6 scores Social capital serves as a shield against mental illness Futaba unknown neighbor Futaba known neighbor Tools for Building Resilience Our experiment in Japan, Philippines, and Nepal: Ibasho Ibasho broadens networks and deepens efficacy 2 Minute Resilience Pause •Think of the ways we have discussed to build social capital in your community •What might work? Which haven’t work? Horizontal ties critical in survival and mental health recovery How to Survive and Vertical ties important during Thrive Before, evacuation and rebuilding During, and After a Crisis? These ties can be buit .