The book A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit examines several disasters over several decades:
* https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301070/a-paradise-b...
* http://rebeccasolnit.net/book/a-paradise-built-in-hell/
The general findings seem to be that communities tend to come together. The 'societal collapse' scenarios are generally urban myths.
The book A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit examines several disasters over several decades:
* https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301070/a-paradise-b...
* http://rebeccasolnit.net/book/a-paradise-built-in-hell/
The general findings seem to be that communities tend to come together. The 'societal collapse' scenarios are generally urban myths.