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Exploring the contribution of social capital in building resilience for climate
change effects in peri-urban areas, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Mngumi LE
GeoJournal
2021[]; 86
(6
): 2671-2689
PMID32836701
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This article aims to contribute to the literature on the quest for resilient
cities by focusing on the climate change resilience building discourse in
peri-urban areas, and specifically by exploring the role of social capital-an
under-researched topic. The article examines bonding social capital and bridging
social capital, with a focus on how they can potentially contribute to, or
inhibit, the socio-ecological system resilience building processes in the context
of climate change reality in peri-urban areas. Theoretically, the author draws on
the existing social capital and resilience related literatures; empirically, the
article presents findings from a study conducted in the peri-urban areas of Pugu
and Kazimzumbwi forest reserves on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam city in
Tanzania. The study deployed a household survey and key informant interviews. It
found that both bonding and bridging social capital were strong in the research
area, suggesting the feasibility of building resilience to climate change
effects. Examples are given of a number of resilience building interventions that
were established through synergies between social capital actors and local
communities, although some doubt is cast over the sustainability of these
initiatives. Overall, both theoretical and empirical evidence suggests the
importance of including a focus on social capital in exploring the building of
climate change resilience pathways in peri-urban areas, and especially in the
context of the global south.
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