Aldirch taler ngamargiang pikayun indik modal sosial asapunika kamedalang antuk pamecikan bencana, tur mawosang indik faktor-faktor sane ngawantu utawi ngabanda indike punika, sakadi indik karusakan, kawentenan parajana miwah guru wisesa sane ngapti wantuan.
Aldrich also applies the ideas of social capital to the fundamental principles of disaster recovery, and discusses factors that either aid or impede recovery, such as extent of damage, population density, quality of government and aid.