The Adaptation Analysis for Settlement Responded to Mountain Disasters——A Case Study of Yinchanggou in Pengzhou
Since Wenchuan Earthquake in May,2008 (known among Chinese as "5 · 12" Earthquake),Yinchanggou of Pengzhou,Sichuan,China has been facing with debris-flow hazard and landslides more frequently.Disasters in mountainous areas threaten the life and the production of local people,especially for residents in post-disaster environment.This research focused on the two types of post-disaster construction:"original place reconstruction"and" general planning and construction".This paper analyzed the study region' s adaptability after earthquakes,by adopting the methods of participatory rural appraisal(PRA) and questionnaires,combining infrastructure,production mode,as well as disaster prevention consciousness.The analysis displayed both negative and positive resuhs of the region' s post-disaster reconstruction program.The negative results were due to the simple construction and an increase in land reliance and human activities in the area.However,the analysis also showed that the" original place reconstruction" method could be more suitable as housing plan was designed to fit with local economy and infrastructure-more road access and faster reconstruction compared with " general planning and building",local farmers feel more comfortable with adapting to "original place reconstruction" plan as they could adapt to the post-disaster environment easier.The gradually increased prevention awareness of disaster among farmers gave a full play to their initial monitoring and prevention of geological disasters after the earthquake.
adaptationmountain disastergeneral planning and buildingoriginal place reconstructionobservation and prevention of disasters by resident