Reconstructing Resilient Communities after the Wenchuan Earthquake

Junko Otani is professor in the Graduate School of Human Sciences at the University of Osaka.

• IntroductionJunko OtaniChapter 1. The Characteristics of and Problems with Chinese Society’s Recovery Measures Following the Sichuan EarthquakesJunko OtaniChapter 2. The Role of Post-disaster NGOs in the 2008 Wenchuan and 2013 Lushan Earthquakes in Sichuan in P.R. China: A Case Study of Grass-roots Mental Support NGOsYumei Zhang, and Junko OtaniChapter 3. Mental Care for Occupants of a Welfare Facility for Older Adults in the Disaster-Affected Area of SichuanJing LiChapter 4. Disaster Prevention Education in Dark Tourism: The Beichuan National Earthquake Ruins MuseumXin GaoChapter 5. Intangible Cultural Properties of the Qiang after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake: Qiang Year in Mao CountyYixuan WangChapter 6. History of Social Disaster Prevention After the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake:Practice of Disaster Prevention Education in Schools and Community Disaster PreventionYixuan ChenEpilogueJunko OtaniAppendix 1: A Great Earthquake Strikes China…AgainKen Xiansheng HaoAppendix 2: Volunteer Activities after the 2008 Wenchuan EarthquakeJianxin ZhangAppendix 3: 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake: Reflections on the Returning Early SummerMasaya FujimotoAppendix 4: The 108 Baby ArhatsYixuan ChenAppendix 5: Impact of Commercial Development Due to Earthquake Reconstruction on Local Residents: Case of Luobozhai Village, Wenchuan County, Sichuan ProvinceYixuan ChenAppendix 6: Reflecting on an Unexpected Year in an Unexpected YearXiaobo HuangAppendix 7: Disaster Research and Changes in Campus Safety at Sichuan University After the EarthquakeBingwei TianAppendix 8: Disaster Prevention Measures and Reconstruction Activities of Minority Community Residents: A Study of Frequent Mudslides Since the Sichuan EarthquakeYuwen Gao

This ground-breaking book, edited by a leading academic at the University of Osaka, assembles interdisciplinary perspectives seeking to understand the globalization of modern society by examining the calamitous 2008 earthquake in China with its epicenter in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province. Addressing the human science dimensions of the reconstruction of resilient communities using the insights of Chinese and international researchers ensures a unique contribution to the urgent questions of disaster prevention and recovery, in the process developing theoretical innovation and practical public policy responses. Essential reading for those wishing to understand the complexity of social dynamics in times of crisis.