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Planning for human settlements in disaster‐prone areas: The Chinese experience
Author(s) -
Qingkang Yu
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1982.tb00536.x
Subject(s) - human settlement , environmental planning , emergency management , natural disaster , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , disaster planning , suicide prevention , business , engineering , environmental resource management , geography , political science , medical emergency , medicine , environmental science , meteorology , waste management , law
This paper describes the necessity and the possibilities for mitigating the effects of natural disasters as exemplified by the Chinese experiences in Tangshan and Sichuan etc. With the dynamic viewpoint as a guiding concept the paper advocates the “prevention first” policy as well as planning strategies for human settlements in disaster‐prone areas. It covers emergency and reconstruction planning as well as recommendations for prevention and mitigation planning. The paper also reviews the Chinese experience.