The Effects of Natural Disaster on Community Resilience

There are many factors that can impact on the ability of a community to handle external and internal stressors, though arguably none so much as natural disasters. In the wake of the 2011 Queensland floods, numerous studies on social cohesion, wellbeing, and adaptation have taken the opportunity to explore the link between these important benchmarks of community resilience, and how they have been impacted by this devastating natural disaster.