The evolving pattern of NGOs’ participating in post-disaster community reconstruction in China: cases study on the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and the 2013 Lushan earthquake

Qibin Lu (), Deping Zhong () and Qiang Zhang ()
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Qibin Lu: Beijing Normal University
Deping Zhong: Beijing Normal University
Qiang Zhang: Beijing Normal University

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2020, vol. 104, issue 1, No 9, 167-184

Abstract: Abstract This article presents the difference in patterns of NGOs’ post-disaster reconstruction between the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and the 2013 Lushan earthquake based on a case study of the One Foundation. The comparative studies of the One Foundation’s activities during the two responses illustrate that the organizational strategy gradually shifted from “resource-based” to “learning-based”. Their approach evolved from the providing of resources to the providing of knowledge, as they transformed both aid providers and recipients into collaborative learners, changed a resource-delivery organization into a learning organization and shaped a decentralized partnership of organizations into a mutual learning ecosystem in which knowledge flowed in multiple directions. This example of the One Foundation illustrates the potential future directions of NGOs' participation in disaster response in China.

Keywords: Post-disaster; Disaster management; Learning organization; Ecosystem; Non-government organization; The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake; The 2013 Lushan earthquake; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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