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Social Network Analysis (SNA) is the identification of the relationships and attributes of members, key actors, and groups that social networks comprise. The National Research Council, at the request of the Department of Homeland Security, held a two-day workshop on the use of SNA for the purpose of building community disaster resilience. The workshop, summarized in this volume, was designed to provide guidance to the DHS on a potential research agenda that would increase the effectiveness of SNA for improving community disaster resilience.The workshop explored the state of the art in SNA and its applications in the identification, construction, and strengthening of networks within U.S. communities. Workshop participants discussed current work in SNA focused on characterizing networks; the theories, principles and research applicable to the design or strengthening of networks; the gaps in knowledge that prevent the application of SNA to the construction of networks; and research areas that could fill those gaps. Elements of a research agenda to support the design, development, and implementation of social networks for the specific purpose of strengthening community resilience against natural and human-made disasters were discussed.
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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
- PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON APPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE
- GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES COMMITTEE
- BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES AND RESOURCES
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Science and Practice
- 3 Social Network Analysis for Improved Disaster Preparedness and Intervention Planning
- 4 From Theory to Practice
- References
- Appendix A Committee Biographies
- Appendix B Selected Recent References on Disaster Resilience, Social Networks, and Social Network Analysis
- Appendix C Workshop Participants
- Appendix D Breakout Session Descriptions