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Intro -- Contents -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- PART 1 Research Preliminaries -- 1 Why Research? -- The Importance of Research -- The Contested Nature of Scientific Knowledge -- The Role of Patronage and Funding -- The Limitations of Evidence-based Practice -- Towards an Optimistic Research Future -- The Rest of the Book -- References -- Notes -- 2 Starting a New Research Project -- Introduction -- Deciding on a Topic -- Formulating a Research Question -- Choosing a Methodology and Appropriate Methods -- Planning the Study -- Seeking and Obtaining Approvals -- Writing a Proposal -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes -- 3 Research Ethics -- Introduction -- Historical Development of Research Ethics -- Theories of Ethics -- Ethical Principles -- Codes of Practice or Research Conduct -- Research Ethics Review -- Conclusions -- References -- Notes -- PART 2 Desk-based Research -- 4 Literature Reviews -- Introduction -- Historical Context -- Current Use -- Main Strengths of Literature Reviews -- Main Weaknesses of Literature Reviews -- Conducting a Literature Review -- An Example of a Literature Review -- Further Reading -- References -- Notes -- 5 Systematic Reviews -- Introduction -- Historical Context -- Current Use -- Main Strengths of Systematic Reviews -- Main Weaknesses of Systematic Reviews -- Conducting a Systematic Review -- An Example of a Systematic Review -- Further Reading -- References -- Notes -- 6 Content Analysis -- Introduction -- Historical Context -- Current Use -- Main Strengths of Content Analysis -- Main Weaknesses of Content Analysis -- Conducting a Content Analysis -- An Example of a Content Analysis Study -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Notes -- 7 Discourse Analysis -- Introduction -- Historical Context -- Current Use.

AbstractDaniel Aldrich's Building Resilience combines theoretical insights on the role of social capital in community life and extensive empirical research on its impact on recovery following four disasters. In her review of this major contribution, Kathleen Tierney discusses the conceptualization and measurement of disaster recovery and resilience and the relevance of social capital in its multiple forms. She then highlights potential contributions of supra‐local entities to improving disaster outcomes that Aldrich seems reluctant to consider.