The role of the state in China’s post-disaster reconstruction planning: Implications for resilience

Urban Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 525-545

  Xu, Jiang ^a   Shao, Yiwen ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

built environment; planning; policy; reconstruction planning; resilience

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; PLANNING PROCESS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 85071629232     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098019859232     Document Type: Article

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