Resident participation in post-Lushan earthquake housing reconstruction: a multi-stage field research method-based inquiry |
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Authors: | Jiuping Xu Dun Xu Yi Lu |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Emergency Management and Reconstruction in Post-disaster, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China |
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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. |
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Keywords: | Multi-stakeholder collaboration post-disaster reconstruction resident participation Lushan earthquake |
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