Building Community Resilience to Urban Sprawl Through Social Capital and Innovation Adoption in Peri-Urban Agricultural Communities of West Java Indonesia

Building Community Resilience to Urban Sprawl Through Social Capital and Innovation Adoption in Peri-Urban Agricultural Communities of West Java Indonesia | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Building Community Resilience to Urban Sprawl Through Social Capital and Innovation Adoption in Peri-Urban Agricultural Communities of West Java Indonesia Fatimah Azzahra, Kuswarini Sulandjari, Siti Mariyani, Muhamad Rom Ali Fikri, and 1 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8635261/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 10 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Rapid urban sprawl has transformed peri-urban agricultural areas, creating challenges related to land conversion, livelihood sustainability, and food security. However, empirical evidence explaining how social dimensions of community resilience shape agricultural innovation adoption under land constraints remains limited. This study examines the relationship between community resilience and innovation adoption in peri-urban agricultural communities of West Java, Indonesia, by integrating the Conjoint Community Resiliency Assessment Measure (CCRAM) with Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations framework. Using a mixed-methods approach, survey data from 500 farmers across five peri-urban districts were analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling, complemented by interviews and focus group discussions. The results show that community resilience levels are generally high, particularly in leadership and collective efficacy, reflecting strong social capital amid rapid urban sprawl. Innovation adoption is moderate to high but uneven across locations. Collective efficacy, leadership, attachment to place, and social trust significantly influence innovation adoption, whereas preparedness does not show a significant effect. These findings highlight that strengthening social institutions and local leadership is critical for promoting innovation adoption in peri-urban agriculture. Resilience-based adaptation strategies that integrate social capital development, farmer institutions, and land-use governance are essential to sustain agricultural livelihoods under accelerating urban sprawl. community resilience innovation adoption urban sprawl peri-urban agriculture social capital Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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