Reconstructing Resilient Communities After the Wenchuan Earthquake: Disaster Recovery in China

✍ Scribed by Junko Otani

Publisher: Lexington Books
Year: 2023
Tongue: English
Leaves: 318
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book looks at Chinese society fifteen years after the Wenchuan Earthquake from various perspectives ranging from reconstruction policy, mental care for disaster victims, tourism in disaster areas, ethnic minorities, and disaster prevention education from a medium-to long-term perspective.

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