SVIRCHEV Laurence, LI Yong, YAN Liang, MA Bolin, HE Chengying. 2011: Preventing and Limiting Exposure to Geo-Hazards: Some Lessons from Two Mountain Villages Destroyed by the Wenchuan Earthquake. Journal of Mountain Science, 8(2): 190-199. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-011-2095-6
Citation: SVIRCHEV Laurence, LI Yong, YAN Liang, MA Bolin, HE Chengying. 2011: Preventing and Limiting Exposure to Geo-Hazards: Some Lessons from Two Mountain Villages Destroyed by the Wenchuan Earthquake. Journal of Mountain Science, 8(2): 190-199. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-011-2095-6

Preventing and Limiting Exposure to Geo-Hazards: Some Lessons from Two Mountain Villages Destroyed by the Wenchuan Earthquake

  • This paper examines the experiences of two mountain communities-Yinchanggou and Donghekou in the Wenchuan earthquake of May 12, 2008, where Yinchanggou's tourism economy and natural park system was destroyed and Donghekou was buried by a landslide. We conducted research surveys on both the communities, interviewing survivors and local officials, and observed the destruction/reconstruction, geological, and living conditions. We suggest that protracted educational processes be put into place so that mountain communities possess a knowledge base to consider long-term disaster prevention when building the economy in the fragile and geo-hazardous conditions of the Longmenshan. The Donghekou Earthquake Ruins Park is an exemplar of turning disaster into sustainable, safe development for small mountain villages.
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