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	Earthquake reconstruction in Wenchuan: Assessing the state overall plan and addressing the 'forgotten phase'
	Dunford M. ; Li L.
	2011
关键词	Wenchuan Sichuan China Disasters Earthquakes State overall planning Disaster relief and reconstruction Forgotten phase Poverty alleviation Household indebtedness Rural development Economic development Partnership sri-lanka recovery disaster mitigation tsunami vulnerability policy kobe
英文摘要	On 12 May, 2008 a massive earthquake struck Wenchuan in western China. In August 2008 the Chinese government launched a three-year reconstruction plan. This paper examines the progress made in the first year of reconstruction in rural Wenchuan and the challenges that remain. As the area struck by the earthquake was poor, the paper pays particular attention to the relationships between reconstruction, disaster mitigation and poverty alleviation. The research shows that the speed and quality of state-led reconstruction is high, and that the effectiveness of reconstruction depended vitally on a clear action plan and consistent and effective co-ordination and integration of actors involved in its implementation. Existing research also shows that poverty is a major driver of the impact of disasters. This research shows that priority was attached to resettlement of the rural population and that poverty alleviation features strongly in the reconstruction plans. Although there is evidence of pro-poor policies, most resources were not concentrated on the poor population within the zone. The main reason why is that the allocation of resources was driven by damage assessments. House reconstruction in particular has however occurred at the expense of substantial increases in household indebtedness. Indebtedness along with a reduced flow of public expenditure at the end of the plan period suggest that there is a high risk of an economic downturn, observed elsewhere in a 'forgotten phase' of earthquake reconstruction. Earthquake recovery is a long-term process requiring a seven-to ten-year economic development, risk mitigation and poverty alleviation programme. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
出处	Applied Geography
卷	31
期	3
页	998-1009
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
ISSN号	0143-6228
内容类型	SCI/SSCI论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/24091]
专题	地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dunford M.,Li L.. Earthquake reconstruction in Wenchuan: Assessing the state overall plan and addressing the 'forgotten phase'. 2011.

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