Community Resiliency

Community resiliency is a theoretical framework and social process that attempts to explain how communities address adversity. Generating information about this concept has largely been accomplished through qualitative research methods and the development of the Resiliency Scale, which was based upon previous qualitative research on the topic. A multimethod study was used to explore community resiliency in two rural communities and one urban neighborhood. In this article we specifically examine: “What are the merits of employing different research methods to explore community resiliency and health status? ” Qualitative interviews, a household survey, and analysis of provincial health databases were all used. The understanding of community resiliency as identified from each of these three methods as well as a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each method is presented.

This case study report details the experiences and outcomes of a group of community stakeholders in Gladewater, TX that participated in a pilot project involving rural libraries and librarians as conveners for community resiliency. The Library Director of the Lee-Bardwell Public Library participated as a community partner and assisted in convening the stakeholder cohort to represent a diverse range of community voices and experiences to discuss community resiliency. Through connecting collaboration techniques from Communication Studies and an adaptation of the COPEWELL (Composite of Post-Event Wellbeing) framework, stakeholders identified key community challenges and began to identify feasible action items to address them. This process identified two significant challenges: (1) the gap in communicating emergency management plans between the city and residents, and (2) the need to better orient residents to participate in disaster response alongside official response efforts. As a collective, stakeholders identified starting action items as: (1) diversifying modes of communication, (2) formalizing youth outreach regarding disaster preparedness, (3) pursue grant funding for needed repairs/infrastructure needs, (4) identify funding to staff an emergency-management liaison position, and (5) formalize the stakeholder cohort into an official Emergency Management Committee. This THRC case study is a companion report to the case study for Pottsboro, TX, and is an extension of the THRC pilot process report (see Eger et al., 2023 a and b).

This case study report details the experiences and outcomes of a group of community stakeholders in Pottsboro, TX, that participated in a pilot project involving rural libraries and librarians as conveners for community resiliency. The Library Director of the Pottsboro Library participated as a community partner and assisted in convening the stakeholder cohort to represent a diverse range of community voices and experiences to discuss community resiliency. Through connecting collaboration techniques from Communication Studies and an adaptation of the COPEWELL (Composite of Post-Event Wellbeing) framework, stakeholders identified key community challenges and began to identify feasible action items to address them. This process identified six central resiliency challenges: (1) transportation, (2) healthcare, (3) affordable housing, (4) broadband, (5) workforce, and (6) disaster events, and the interconnections of each. As a collective, stakeholders identified starting action items as: (1) reconvening the collaboration group for new, sustained meetings, (2) improving communication with residents through new approaches about the city, community, and library’s needs and services, (3) prioritizing and working together on grant and governmental funding initiatives for the library and Pottsboro’s community resiliency, and (4) creating and sustaining multiple collaborations for addressing resiliency and identified community functioning needs. This THRC case study is a companion report to the case study for Gladewater, TX, and is an extension of the THRC pilot process report (see Eger et al., 2023 and Long et al., 2023).

This report presents a pilot project on librarians as future conveners for their community’s resiliency planning needs in rural Texas areas. As researchers from the Translational Health Research Center (THRC) at Texas State University, we envision libraries as spaces for librarians to convene community leaders and members to address local needs, prepare for future challenges and emergencies, build networks, and harness resiliency. This project examined rural librarians and libraries in the state of Texas, though our vision for librarians hosting community collaborations for resiliency planning has potential across the United States and beyond.

This project resulted in three significant outcomes:
1. Adapting the COPEWELL (Composite of PostEvent Well-Being) framework to address resiliency planning in rural Texas communities through community collaboration.
2. Positioning librarians as community conveners for resiliency planning and implementing a community collaboration approach through a pilot project with two rural libraries resulting in actionable recommendations for local communities.
3. Developing best practices and lessons learned to help other librarians in Texas, especially those in rural communities, replicate these efforts and initiate community collaborations for resiliency planning in their areas.

This report details our project design, adaptation of COPEWELL, and provides a step-by-step roadmap for other librarians or community conveners to engage in similar community resiliency building activities and collaborations in their local area.

The widespread forest fires in South Sumatra were disastrous for the community around the forest area. However, this condition is beneficial to sonor underage activities. The government policy number 6 of 2016 that prohibit forests and/or land limits people's access to exploit the potential of forests as a source of income and food sources. The community’s adaptation to new condition/regulation is not easy because of the community’s dependent to forest. The purpose of this study is to look at forest as resources and the community's adaptive capacity. This study uses qualitative methods supported by quantitative data. The study indicated that there is a decrease of forest as the main source of livelihood. Sonor rice can no longer be produced, other forest plants have been greatly reduced because the forest has changed into a plantation. Rubber production is reduced due to heat from fires. The adaptive capacity of the community is classified as lacking because although there h...

The "Asyiknya Berkebun Buncis di SD N 01 Sarik Alahan Tigo" initiative is a practical manifestation of the "Kearifan Lokal" (Local Wisdom) theme within the Program Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila (P5), an integral part of the Merdeka Curriculum. This activity focuses on engaging elementary school students in hands-on learning about gardening, specifically planting beans, in the school's garden. The project emphasizes the importance of local knowledge, mutual cooperation, and environmental care. Prior to planting, thorough preparation took place, including site clearance, soil cultivation, and educational sessions on the benefits of beans, including their nutritional value and economic potential. The students, organized into small groups, were actively involved in every step of the process, from planting to harvesting. They practiced sustainable farming techniques, such as using organic fertilizers and avoiding chemical pesticides, which contributed to both their environmental awareness and critical thinking skills. The harvested beans were used for various purposes, including being taken home to families and sold to raise funds for school activities. The overall goal was to teach students responsibility, teamwork, and respect for nature, reinforcing the local wisdom of agricultural practices as a key cultural identity. The program not only helped students develop practical skills but also instilled important life values, ensuring that they are not only academically knowledgeable but also environmentally conscious and character-driven individuals.

The objectives of this study were to analyze family welfare (categorized as objective and subjective welfare) of fishermen and its correlation with family AGIL (adaptation, goal attainment, latency, and integration) functions. The study design was cross sectional. Data were collected in 2009 in Pangandaran District, Ciamis Regency (affected by tsunami in 2006), taken from 80 families (53 categorized as juragan and 27 as janggol) as the samples selected by using proportional random sampling method. By using spearman's correlation test, it was found that there was a positive correlation between family AGIL functions and family welfare. Moreover the results of correlation test between components of family AGIL and family welfare showed that there were positive correlations between adaptation function and objective welfare, and between latency function with subjective welfare. This means that the higher the family adaptation, the higher the family income, and the better the level of family latency, the higher the level of family subjective welfare. Descriptive analysis revealed that the essential components of fishermen family subjective welfare included sincere feeling, i.e., always thank God for whatever happen and have a good satisfaction even in marginal family condition. The above results implied that, increasing family AGIL function should become a crucial factor in increasing family welfare. Indeed, strengthening family program should be emphasized on the two vital functions: adaptation and latency.

Desa Tanjung Atap menjadi daerah sentral industri pengrajin di Kabupaten Ogan Ilir, sebab mayoritasnya berprofesi pengrajin. Keahlian ini didapatkan turun-temurun yang terus dilestarikan. Sehingga berpengaruh terhadap kehidupan sosial dan ekonominya yang dapat dilihat pada dinamika perkembangannya dalam sebelas tahun terakhir (2007-2018). Tujuan penelitian untuk mendeskripsikan keadaan sosial dan ekonomi pengrajin Desa Tanjung Atap Kecamatan Tanjung Batu, khususnya kerajinan alumunium dan anyaman tikar purun. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian sejarah. Awal mula peneliti mengumpulkan sumber yang berkaitan dengan topik yang diteliti, setelah terkumpul peneliti melakukan ktirik terhadap semua sumber yang sudah didapat, seperti narasumber yaitu pengrajin di Desa Tanjung Atap sebagai rujukannya. Kemudian peneliti melakukan analisis terhadap hasil yang didapatkan dari wawancara dengan narasumber. Selanjutnya hasil analisis tersebut peneliti uraikan dalam bentuk tulisan yang sistematis sehingga hasil dari penelitiannya dapat diuraikan bahwa kehidupan sosial pengrajin alumunium dan anyaman tikar purun memiliki relasi yang terjalin antara pengrajin dengan tengkulak dan pengrajin dengan masyarakat setempat. Kemudian aspek kehidupan ekonominya secara historis mengalami peningkatan terutama rentang waktu 2007 sampai 2018 terhadap penjualan kerajinan alumunium dan kerajinan anyaman tikar purun.

Desa Tanjung Atap menjadi daerah sentral industri pengrajin di Kabupaten Ogan Ilir, sebab mayoritasnya berprofesi pengrajin. Keahlian ini didapatkan turun-temurun yang terus dilestarikan. Sehingga berpengaruh terhadap kehidupan sosial dan ekonominya yang dapat dilihat pada dinamika perkembangannya dalam sebelas tahun terakhir (2007-2018). Tujuan penelitian untuk mendeskripsikan keadaan sosial dan ekonomi pengrajin Desa Tanjung Atap Kecamatan Tanjung Batu, khususnya kerajinan alumunium dan anyaman tikar purun. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian sejarah. Awal mula peneliti mengumpulkan sumber yang berkaitan dengan topik yang diteliti, setelah terkumpul peneliti melakukan ktirik terhadap semua sumber yang sudah didapat, seperti narasumber yaitu pengrajin di Desa Tanjung Atap sebagai rujukannya. Kemudian peneliti melakukan analisis terhadap hasil yang didapatkan dari wawancara dengan narasumber. Selanjutnya hasil analisis tersebut peneliti uraikan dalam bentuk tulisan ya...

Population growth into wildland-urban interface areas and wildland fires continue to threaten people and property across Canada. This article focuses on the promotion of healing of children affected by wildfires based on results from our mixed methods study outlined in detail previously (Townshend et al., 2015). A brief review of the literature on children and their responses to natural disasters and to wildfires is followed by key findings from our research. School counselling strategies are outlined that can be implemented school wide (i.e., universal programs, support groups, or in the classroom) or through individual or group counselling.

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan temuan penelitian yang berupa efektivitas penanggulangan bencana kebakaran hutan dan lahan di Kabupaten Sarolangun, peneliti menggambarkan faktor penyebab terjadinya bencana kebakaran hutan dan lahan, kemudian untuk mengetahui efektivitas penanggulangan bencana kebakaran hutan dan lahan di Kabupaten Sarolangun. Hal ini dilakukan berdasarkan pelaksanaan tugas dan fungsi dari intansi-instansi terkait penanggulangan bencana kebakaran hutan dan lahan. Selanjutnya Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui proses berlangsungnya dalam efektivitas penanggulangan bencana kebakaran hutan dan lahan. Metode penelitian yang peneliti gunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif yang akan mengggunakan metode deskriptif kemudian teknik penelitian pemilihan informan purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dengan cara observasi, wawancara serta studi dokumentasi. Dapat diketahui hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwasanya efektivitas penanggulangan benc...

Penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) memberikan informasi bagaimana proses pembuatan anyaman tikar purun dan (2) menganalisis pendapatan para pengrajin tikar purun di Desa Tanjung Atap, Kabupaten Ogan Ilir Sumatera Selatan. Data yang dikumpulkan dalam penelitian ini yaitu data primer dan data sekunder. Data primer didapatkan langsung dilapangan dengan cara survei dan wawancara langsung dilapangan dengan petani contoh menggunakan daftar pertanyaan yang sudah disiapkan. Data sekunder didapat dari berbagai lembaga dan instansi yang berkaitan dengan penelitian ini dan literatur yang berhubungan dengan penelitian ini. Penarikan contoh di Desa Tanjung Atap Kecamatan Tanjung Batu Kabupaten Ogan Ilir dilakukan secara sederhana (Simple Random Sampling). Data yang diperoleh dari hasil survei dilapangan akan dikumpulkan dan diolah secara sistematis dan selanjutnya akan dianalisa secara deskriptif. Produksi anyaman tikar purun sebanyak 100 helai/tahun dengan harga jual rata-rata adalah Rp. 25.000 per helai sehingga rata-rata penerimaan yang didapat selama satu tahun sebesar Rp. 2.500.000 per tahun. Rata-rata biaya variabel dan biaya tetap sebesar Rp. 269.667 dan Rp. 64.111, sehingga petani mendapatkan pendapatan bersih dari usahatani sebesar Rp. 2.166.222 per tahun.

Land fires are an annual disaster experienced by Indonesia. There have been many independent and government efforts to prevent forest and land fires. The government's new approach in preventing forest and land fires is by prioritizing the synergy between institutions and the community at the village level. This study aims to (1) identify existing opinion leaders to control land fires in Tanjung Peranap Village, (2) analyze the role of opinion leaders in controlling land fires in Tanjung Peranap Village. Data collection techniques in this study used in-depth interviews. Data analysis in this study was conducted by descriptive method. The results showed that in controlling land fires, the participating opinion leaders were Kepala Desa, Sekretaris Desa, the head of Badan Permusyawaratan Desa, agricultural extension workers, traditional leaders and youth leaders. In the implementation of the program, opinion leaders play a very important role. The role of opinion leaders in Tanjung ...

Abstrak Di era modern, paradigma tentang perempuan telah mengalami perubahan. Perempuan yang dulunya hanya bertugas mengurus rumah tangga saja, kini telah mengalami perubahan. Di masa modern ini, banyak perempuan yang memasuki dunia kerja. Meskipun mereka bekerja, mereka juga tidak melupakan perannya sebagai seorang ibu, dan juga istri. Hal ini dikarenakan kemampuan multitasking yang dimilikinya sehingga mereka dapat menjalankan setiap peran dan tugasnya secara bersamaan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah perempuan/ibu-ibu pekerja di desa Pulantani. Untuk memperoleh informasi dan data yang diperlukan peneliti menggunakan teknik observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Di desa Pulantani Kecamatan Haur Gading Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara, mayoritas perempuan di sana bekerja sebagai pengrajin kerajinan anyaman tangan dari purun. Kerajinan tangan tersebut berupa tikar, tas, jambil, dompet dll. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa : 1) Perempuan dapat...

In December, 2010, a large forest fire broke out in the Carmel Forest in Israel near the city of Haifa and spread throughout the communities of the Carmel Seashore Regional Council. The fire left forty-four casualties and thousands of square kilometers burned. This paper describes the effective performance during the fire of Community Emergency Teams (CET) established and trained during the previous year in residential areas, to be ready to react in any community emergency, whether security situation or natural disaster. The CETs were organized according to a community preparedness model developed by the Community Work Service of the Ministry of Welfare to provide an immediate local response until official forces arrive at the scene. CETs alerted and enlisted residents, provided information, and guided them through evacuation as well as taking care of private and public property and participating in fighting the fire. The success of CETs is due to three identifiable stages: First, volunteer training and preparation to gain personal and community resilience. Second, cohesive and organized action taken by the CETs during the four day blaze. Third, the recognition and reinforcement gained by volunteers and residents at the community level. It is suggested that the model be applied to as many communities as possible for a fast suitable reaction in any type of emergency situation in Israel.