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11 - Decentralizing a “Top–Down” Post-Disaster Reconstruction

China’s Response to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

By
Yan Chang-Richards ,
Suzanne Wilkinson ,
Erica Seville  and
Regan Potangaroa
Edited by
Patrick Daly  and
R. Michael Feener
Patrick Daly
Affiliation:
Earth Observatory of Singapore
R. Michael Feener
Affiliation:
National University of Singapore
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Rebuilding Asia Following Natural Disasters
Approaches to Reconstruction in the Asia-Pacific Region
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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