Resident participation in post-Lushan earthquake housing reconstruction: a multi-stage field research method-based inquiry. (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, Jiuping; Xu, Dun; Lu, Yi
• Is Part Of: Environmental hazards. Volume 15:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 128
• Page End: 147
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Multi-stakeholder collaboration -- post-disaster reconstruction -- resident participation -- Lushan earthquake; Environmental disasters -- Periodicals; Environmental disasters -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Natural disasters -- Periodicals; Natural disasters -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Environmental protection -- Periodicals; 363.7005
• DOI: 10.1080/17477891.2016.1142417
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1747-7891

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In April 2013, a 7.0 Mw earthquake struck in Lushan County, Sichuan Province, China, causing serious housing damage. Housing reconstruction is a crucial part of disaster recovery, and resident participation has been recognized as a key part of reconstruction success. This paper examined housing reconstruction resident participation in the post-Lushan earthquake period as a multi-stage problem based on multi-stakeholder collaborative perspectives, which covered emergency shelter, temporary housing and permanent housing stages. Multi-stage field research was conducted in the affected areas, and the residents were found to be fully involved in the reconstruction with a 'high – medium – high' distribution across the three stages. Resident participation experiences were summarized in terms of previous earthquake education, NGO participation and community-based organization functions, and the reasons discussed, such as civic awareness and civic rights. Problems regarding improper reconstruction and cultural conflicts were also examined and valuable suggestions given.