Behavior of Rural Victims and Local Government during Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Agent-Based Simulation

AbstractConcentrated rural settlement (CRS) was used for housing reconstruction in Sichuan Province, China, after the Wenchuan earthquake. Although CRS is claimed to provide enhanced infrastructure and public services, a sufficient number of farmers should be involved to reduce costs. Existing studi...

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Published in:Natural hazards review 2021-11, Vol.22 (4)
Main Authors: Peng, Yi, Gu, Xinbing, Wang, Zhimin, Li, Qiuxiang, Jiang, Shuli
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agent-based models
Disaster recovery
Disasters
Earthquakes
Forestry
Housing
Local government
Reconstruction
Resettlement
Rural housing
Seismic activity
Simulation
Technical Papers
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Summary:AbstractConcentrated rural settlement (CRS) was used for housing reconstruction in Sichuan Province, China, after the Wenchuan earthquake. Although CRS is claimed to provide enhanced infrastructure and public services, a sufficient number of farmers should be involved to reduce costs. Existing studies on CRS reconstruction overlook potential conflicts during reconstruction, which may hinder CRS reconstruction. This study explores the collective behaviors of rural victims and the local government in the process of CRS reconstruction. Evolutionary game analysis and agent-based simulation are applied to identify the evolutionary stable strategy for rural victims and the local government. Findings of this study can facilitate the local government in improving post-disaster recovery in terms of CRS. It can also provide an alternative method for investigating the behaviors of stakeholders during resettlement after disasters in other regions and countries.
ISSN:1527-6988
1527-6996
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000511