The role of the state in China’s post-disaster reconstruction planning

Implications for resilience

Bibliographic Data

ID10859934
AuthorsJiang Xu (0000-0003-2588-7085, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, corresponding author), Yiwen Shao (0000-0002-1962-6228, Shenzhen University)
Year2020
Volume57
Issue3
Pages525-545
Publication date2020-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0042098019859232
OpenAlexW2970912380
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited35

Rooted in natural and engineering sciences, the concept of resilience has attracted growing attention in social science and public policy. The evolving resilience paradigm assumes the concept is at odds with state control, and instead emphasises the coping capacities of communities and individuals. This assumption might overlook the multifaceted and context-specific nature of resilience. Drawing on an empirical study of state-led reconstruction planning, this article argues that it is the deep and active involvement of the state, rather than its retreat, that helps promote resilience building in China’s earthquake-hit areas. Through a combination of online questionnaire survey and interviews, the article assesses how the Chinese state mobilises and coordinates a wide range of state and non-state actors to enable communities to achieve different aspects of resilience, while also sometimes constraining them from doing so

China · Context (archaeology · Coping (psychology · Geography · Odds · Political science · Psychological resilience · Public relations · Resilience (materials science · Sociology · State (computer science · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Law · Psychology · Regional resilience and development · Social Psychology

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