Differentiation and integration: off-site resettlement planning practice in New Beichuan after 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake

Yisha Zhang (), Yifan Yu (), Wenjuan Xu () and Jingjing Hu ()
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Yisha Zhang: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Yifan Yu: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Wenjuan Xu: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Jingjing Hu: China Academy of Urban Planning and Design

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2020, vol. 104, issue 1, No 5, 77-99

Abstract: Abstract This article explores the spatial differentiation and integration between the post-disaster victims and the indigenous peasants 8 years after a rapid off-site resettlement oriented by governments in New Beichuan. Data were broadly collected from placement documents, questionnaires, interviews and site measurement by empirical research and on-site investigation in 2014. The resettlement plan was introduced and analyzed for housing resettlement, open space systems, public facilities allocation and resettlement policies. Based on statistical analysis of the questionnaire data and observation on the usage of the built environment, problems with the spatial usage and mismatches between the specific spatial requirements and subjective planning intention of integration are analyzed and preliminary findings are shown. The results showed that the excessive pursuit of speed and deficiency in economically self-sustaining efforts might contribute to insufficient attention given to spatial, social and economic aspects and leads to inevitable and long-standing problems, such as housing quality problems, neighborhoods management and security concerns, contradictions between the housing layout and local living habits, different spatial usage preferences between the indigenous peasants and post-disaster migrants, and disequilibrium of public facility allocation.

Keywords: Post-disaster reconstruction; Integration; Off-site resettlement; Planning practice; 5.12 Sichuan Earthquake; New Beichuan; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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