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ABSTRACT
The Wenchuan earthquake that occurred on May 12, 2008, was the biggest after the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China. It caused huge casualties and losses that not only affected the whole nation, but also the world. Based on field survey and mass media analysis, the impacts of the earthquake and disaster damage characteristics of earthquake-stricken area are discussed. This article estimates the direct and indirect economic loss due to the Wenchuan earthquake based on hazard-loss model and input-output model. Finally, some lessons from the Wenchuan earthquake are summarized to improve urban and regional disaster risk prevention and management.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This research is co-supported by National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (973) under grant No. 2010CB428506 and Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 41071325. The authors thank Prof. Chongfu Huang of Beijing Normal University and two anonymous referees for their valuable comments and suggestions. Any errors are the sole responsibility of the authors.
Notes
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China 2007. Because of insufficient data