Housing Reconstruction in Urban and Rural Areas
The destructive Wenchuan earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred at 2:28 pm local time on 12 May 2008, in the western Sichuan province of China. The reconstruction of public and private housing emerged as a key issue for the Government of China. This...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13339653/housing-reconstruction-urban-rural-areas http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10137 |
| Summary: | The destructive Wenchuan earthquake of
magnitude 8.0 occurred at 2:28 pm local time on 12 May 2008,
in the western Sichuan province of China. The reconstruction
of public and private housing emerged as a key issue for the
Government of China. This note discusses delivery mechanisms
and financing strategies for housing reconstruction, as well
as gives examples of recent international experience with
post-disaster housing reconstruction programs and key issues
for consideration by the government moving forward. |
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