The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expresse...

it is widely accepted in many parts of the world thatcommunity nurses are of vital importance in various phases of disaster response and management. in china, however, it is not clear whether the chinese community nurses are able to assume disaster-related duties due to the lack of a systematic assessment.a pre-designed and well-tested questionnaire was employed to evaluate the competency in di...

This paper examines how a town affected by catastrophe can be restored repositioning. We describe we locally applied method for building back better with participation. To do it, merged some already known techniques. learned three lessons. First, the methodology that deployed support nonconflictive recovery process. Second, building’s physical forms reconstruction according to preferences of re...

Abstract The rapid erection system of transmission lines in disaster relief can restore the power supply area a very short time. It takes long time to construct post-disaster and reconstruction. This paper designs line with idea light quality modularization puts forward dimensions structures auxiliary hoisting towers overhead towers. Then, considering that is tall flexible structure, which sens...

How does everyday politics of participation manifest in post-disaster contexts? Can a disaster prompt political system to shift more inclusive, open, and participatory governance direction? In this article, we draw on our ethnographic work the Philippines aftermath Typhoon Haiyan 2013 Nepal after Gorkha Earthquake 2015 explore these questions. Our comparative analysis shows that attempts at ins...

in recent years, natural disasters and the accompanying health risks have become more frequent, and rehabilitation work has become an important part of government performance. on one hand, social networks play an important role in participants' therapeutic community participation and physical & mental recovery. on the other hand, therapeutic communities with widespread participation can also co...