Conceptual approaches to interpreting community reconstruction resources
Abstract
The article analyzes conceptual approaches to the interpretation of tangible and intangible resources for community recovery.
It is substantiated that tangible resources are physical or financial assets necessary for rebuilding infrastructure and meeting the basic needs of the community, including: financial resources (state and local funding, grants and assistance from international organizations (EU, World Bank, etc.), funds from donors, charitable foundations and public initiatives, private investments); infrastructure (reconstruction of roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, water and electricity supply, temporary or permanent housing for displaced persons, restoration of enterprises, communal facilities, public spaces); machinery and equipment (construction machinery, medical equipment, educational and information technologies); human resources (as a material aspect) - construction workers, architects, engineers, medical, pedagogical and social personnel.
It has been established that intangible resources are those factors that do not have a physical form, but are critically important for the sustainable recovery of a community, including: social capital (trust between residents, active civic participation, the presence of local initiatives, self-organized communities, passionate individuals, and opinion leaders); institutional capacity (competence of local government bodies, effectiveness of decision-making and strategic planning; education and knowledge (retraining programs, training, access to information, digital literacy); culture and identity (restoration of cultural sites, traditions, public memory, strengthening of a sense of belonging to the community); psychological support (rehabilitation of people who survived the war, formation of resilience and trust in the future).
It is determined that the restoration of communities is a multidimensional process that requires a combination of physical reconstruction, social cohesion and economic rehabilitation. It is substantiated that it is important to involve the community in the decision-making process, since it is local residents who know their needs best and can act as drivers of change.
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