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| Storm-related power outages are experienced frequently across the state. (In the last 12 months, have you experienced one or more of the following? Base n = 228, 111, 907) 

| Storm-related power outages are experienced frequently across the state. (In the last 12 months, have you experienced one or more of the following? Base n = 228, 111, 907) 

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Communities are beginning planning efforts to consider adaptation strategies to build their resilience (NRC, 2010), yet many lack the political capital or access to information and resources that would allow them to prepare for chronic flooding, catastrophic storm events, and losses of economically important natural resources. Frequently, it is und...

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... of the four Baltimore and Prince George's County neighborhoods report experiencing more detrimental social and environmental events and circumstances over the past year than residents of the state as a whole (Figures 6-7; Appendix Table A4.a). There are more statistically significant differences between the four communities and Marylanders statewide in the types of these events that they report experiencing than in their perceptions of risks as reported earlier in the report. ...
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... capital can be expressed through multiple dimensions, including the collective ability to accomplish goals, deliver services, and maintain effective and trusted means of communication ( Pfefferbaum et al., 2015). Both the Baltimore and Prince George's County neighborhoods rank their communities as lower in social capital in terms of both their ability to obtain resources ( Figure 16) and communicate internally ( Figure 17; Appendix Table A8) than residents of the state as a whole. There are no differences in perceptions of social capital between the three Baltimore neighborhoods (Appendix Table B7). ...
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... of the four Baltimore and Prince George's County neighborhoods report experiencing more detrimental social and environmental events and circumstances over the past year than residents of the state as a whole (Figures 6-7; Appendix Table A4.a). There are more statistically significant differences between the four communities and Marylanders statewide in the types of these events that they report experiencing than in their perceptions of risks as reported earlier in the report. ...
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... capital can be expressed through multiple dimensions, including the collective ability to accomplish goals, deliver services, and maintain effective and trusted means of communication ( Pfefferbaum et al., 2015). Both the Baltimore and Prince George's County neighborhoods rank their communities as lower in social capital in terms of both their ability to obtain resources ( Figure 16) and communicate internally ( Figure 17; Appendix Table A8) than residents of the state as a whole. There are no differences in perceptions of social capital between the three Baltimore neighborhoods (Appendix Table B7). ...

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