Relocating disaster-prone villages and improving villager well-being: Evidence from Beijing, China-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Relocating disaster-prone villages and improving villager well-being: Evidence from Beijing, China

Published:2024 Issue:3 Volume:2 Page:236-255
ISSN:2837-4126
Container-title:Urban Resilience and Sustainability
language:
Short-container-title:urs

Author:

Wang Jichao¹,Sui Xiaoning²,Zhang Jie¹³,Shi Wenjie⁴,Thompson Wayne L.⁵⁶

Affiliation:

1. School of Sociology and Psychology, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China, 100081

2. School of Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China, 100081

3. Buffalo State University, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14222, USA

4. School of Foreign Studies, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China, 10081

5. Concordia University, Mequon, Wisconsin, 53097, USA

6. Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53140, USA

Abstract

<p>Relocating disaster-prone villages serves both as a strategy and a method for the Beijing Municipal Government to address the life and work challenges faced by these communities. This approach ensures the safety and security of villagers' lives and property, reduces community and resident vulnerability to disaster risks, enhances resilience, and promotes sustainable development. Using a questionnaire research and disaster sociology perspectives, this study explored the perceptions of the well-being of 360 relocated villagers from ten disaster-prone villages in rural Beijing. Findings show that follow-up support projects, CCP branch secretaries, and community services in these relocated villages significantly improved villagers' well-being. Therefore, we suggest that relocation, the role of the CPC branch, and the development of a diversified social security and service network focused on livelihoods and production are effective in enhancing villagers' well-being.</p>

Publisher

American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

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