Housing Reconstruction in Urban and Rural Areas

Author(s)
World Bank
Publication language
English
Pages
9pp
Date published
01 Jul 2008
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Shelter and housing, Urban, Urban design/planning
Countries
China
Organisations
World Bank

The destructive Wenchuan Earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred at 2:28 p.m.
local time on May 12, 2008, in the western Sichuan Province in China. The
reconstruction of public and private housing has emerged as a key issue for the
Government of China. This note discusses delivery mechanisms and financing strategies
for private 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.