Post-Wenchuan Earthquake Reconstruction and Development in China

2014 ◽  
pp. 427-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Xu ◽  
Xiaoli Lu ◽  
Kelvin Zuo ◽  
Huan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Earthquake Reconstruction

scholarly journals IN TERPRETING RESOURCING BOTTLENECKS OF POST‐WENC HUAN EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION IN CHINA

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Chang ◽  
Suzanne Wilkinson ◽  
Regan Potangaroa ◽  
Erica Seville
Keyword(s):  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Reconstruction Process ◽  
Transportation Capacity ◽  
Chinese Policy ◽  
Local Construction ◽  
Price Escalation ◽  
Earthquake Reconstruction

Post‐disaster reconstruction is likely to suffer resource shortages and supply disruptions. The devastating Wenchuan earthquake on 12 May 2008 in China served as a typical example. After the catastrophe, resource problems such as price escalation and market inflation posed a significant challenge to Chinese policy makers and reconstruction team. Based on field surveys, the study attempts to examine the Wenchuan earthquake reconstruction practice and identify the most vulnerable resources along with their resourcing impediments inherent in the reconstruction process. The research findings show that at the early stage of reconstruction, labour and materials such as brick, cement, steel and aggregate were the most needed yet vulnerable resources. Procurement of these resources was mainly hindered by (1) reconstruction schedule and speed, (2) the impacts of the 2008 global financial crisis, (3) inadequate local transportation capacity, (4) dysfunction of the construction market, and (5) insufficient engagement of local construction industry. While the interventions and measures Chinese government adopted after the earthquake seem to be able to deal with resourcing bottlenecks in a short time; different efforts to reduce the impacts of these five areas are needed with a view to expediting longer‐term disaster recovery and reconstruction. Santruka Atstatant po nelaimiu tiketina, kad truks ištekliu ir kartais nutruks tiekimas. 2008 m. gegužes 12 d. Kinija supurtes niokojantis Wenchuan žemes drebejimas – būdingas pavyzdys. Po katastrofos kilusi ištekliu problema, kaip antai pakilusios kainos ir padidejusi rinka, Kinijos politikams ir atstatymo komandai tapo rimtu iššūkiu. Remiantis praktiniais tyrimais, darbe meginama išnagrineti atstatymo veikla po Wenchuan žemes drebejimo ir nustatyti sunkiausiai gaunamus išteklius kartu su atstatymo procesui būdingomis kliūtimis ju gauti. Tyrimo išvados rodo, kad ankstyvajame atstatymo darbu etape labiausiai reikejo, bet daugiausiai trūko tokiu ištekliu, kaip darbo jega ir medžiagos: plytos, cementas, plienas ir užpildai. Šiu ištekliu isigyti labiausiai trukde (1) atstatymo darbu tvarkaraštis ir sparta, (2) 2008 metu pasaulines finansu krizes poveikis, (3) nepakankamas vietinio transporto našumas, (4) sutrikusi statybu rinka ir (5) nepakankamas vietines statybu pramones dalyvavimas. Nors po žemes drebejimo Kinijos valdžios pasirinktos priemones ir intervencijos būdai lyg ir leido trumpam pašalinti ištekliu trūkumus, šiu penkiu punktu poveikiui mažinti reikia ivairiu pastangu, kad spartus atsigavimas ir atstatymas po nelaimiu būtu ilgalaikis.

Geological Disasters Induced by Wenchuan Earthquake and Site Selection for Post-Earthquake Reconstruction

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 1256-1261
Author(s):  
Wen Bin Jian ◽  
Run Li
Keyword(s):  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Seismic Intensity ◽  
Geological Hazards ◽  
Sand Liquefaction ◽  
Geological Disasters ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Earthquake Reconstruction

Based on the field investigation for secondary geological hazards induced by 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake, the types of geological disasters during or after earthquake are analyzed in this paper. The main secondary geological hazards are rock fall and collapse, landslide, debris flow, dammed lake，sand liquefaction and so on. The development and distribution rules of secondary geo-hazards, with a long-term sustainability and a formation of hazard chains, are of relation with earthquake fault zone, and consistent with seismic intensity. The buildings located in secondary geo-hazards areas with a high risk are damaged severely, thus the site selection for post-earthquake reconstruction and related geotechnical engineering issue are discussed, which are useful in reconstruction of Wenchuan earthquake area.

Research on the Evaluation Elements of Post-Disaster Reconstruction

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 3611-3614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Ming Xiang ◽  
Xiao Ning Li ◽  
Juan Lin Fu
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Earthquake Reconstruction

Through case studies of Japan's post-disaster reconstruction, the author thought that Wenchuan earthquake reconstruction needed to evaluate. After researched and analyzed the situation and characteristics of the city's reconstruction in three represents which are the new county seat of Beichuan, Weizhou in Wenchuan and Dujiangyan City, the author proposed 10 selected evaluation elements, in order to supply a technical reference for building evaluation system and carrying out the evaluation.

Wildlife diversity after Wenchuan Earthquake: a case from Guanggua-ngshan Valley of Longxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve, Southwest China

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhishu ◽  
Hu Li ◽  
Wang Xiang ◽  
Shang Tao ◽  
Zhu Dahai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
National Nature Reserve
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