Community Development for Times of Crisis

This book explores the intersection of community development and local capacity building as a basis for effective disaster mitigation and the alleviation of suffering in times of crisis, contributing to the sustainable development of our communities beyond disasters, while furthering dialogue among community scholars and practitioners.

1. Introduction: Creating Caring Communities to Overcome Times of Crisis SECTION I: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY, DEVELOPMENT, AND CAPACITY BUILDING 2. Community as a Mechanism for Transcending Wellbeing at the Individual, Social, and Ecological Levels 3. Conceptualizing Community Resilience 4. A Community Resilience Framework for Community Development Practitioners Building Equity and Adaptive Capacity 5. Community Resilience and Community Development: What Mutual Opportunities Arise from Interactions between the Two Concepts? SECTION II: CRITICAL HUMAN AND COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER CRISIS 6. Ensuring Social Justice in Times of Crisis 7. Issues of Race, Inequality, and Disaster at the Community Level 8. Responding to Social Isolation among Older Adults through Lifelong Learning: Lessons and Questions during COVID-19 9. Community Recovery, a New Value Proposition for Community Investment 10. The Role of Social Cohesion in Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health within Marginalized Communities 11. Community and COVID-19 across Australia: Contextual Considerations SECTION III: BEYOND STRUCTURAL RESPONSES: FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS FOR SUPPORTIVE, STRONG COMMUNITIES 12. Community Resilience 2.0: Toward a Comprehensive Conception of Community-Level Resilience 13. Empathy, Social Support, and Community: The Intersection of Concepts in Achieving Caring Communities 14. The Centrality of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to Community and Crisis Response: An interactional approach 15. Leading Communities in Times of Uncertainty SECTION IV: TOWARD CARING COMMUNITIES 16. Beyond Recovery and Resilience: Achieving Caring Communities 17. A Model for Making Caring Communities a Reality 18. Conclusions: Aspiring to Become Caring Communities