Much research has implied that social capital functions as an unqualified 'public good',
enhancing governance, economic performance, and quality-of-life. Scholars of disaster have …

This study investigates the knowledge and perception of smallholder cocoa farmers on the
potential impacts of climate change on cocoa production in Ghana. It addresses opinions on …

The volunteer rate in the United States varies from a high of 44% in Utah to a low of 18% in a
bordering state, Nevada. Hierarchical nonlinear modeling techniques are used to test …

Purpose The benefits of board diversity are often categorized into five distinct business
rationales: talent rationale, market rationale, litigation rationale, employee relations rationale …

This research explores whether homeownership leads to increased individual social capital
among low‐to moderate‐income families. Social capital refers to social resources a person …

Recent debates have suggested that increasing social diversity within Western economies is
associated with adverse social consequences such as loss of community and decline of …

Local communities have been identified as crucial actors in the diffusion of renewable
energy, considered one of the most important eco-innovations of our time. Anecdotal …

Research has consistently shown the importance of the housing sector on the economy and
the long-term social and financial benefits to individual homeowners. The economic benefits …

Collective efficacy is becoming an increasingly important concept within the social and
health sciences as researchers question how the social environment of a neighborhood …

Since the onset of the mortgage lending crisis and the subsequent Great Recession, there
has been ongoing debate about the economic benefits of homeownership. Some say …