Trohanis, ZoeRead, Geoffrey2012-08-132012-08-132010-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10137The destructive Wenchuan earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred at 2:28 pm local time on 12 May 2008, in the western Sichuan province of China. The reconstruction of public and private housing emerged as a key issue for the Government of China. This note discusses delivery mechanisms and financing strategies for housing reconstruction, as well as gives examples of recent international experience with post-disaster housing reconstruction programs and key issues for consideration by the government moving forward.CC BY 3.0 IGOAFTERSHOCKSAPARTMENTAPARTMENTSBANKSBUILDING CODESCATASTROPHIC INSURANCECLINICSCOMMUNITIESCONSTRUCTIONCORE HOUSINGDAMAGE ASSESSMENTDAMAGED HOUSESDELIVERY MECHANISMSDISASTERDISASTER ASSISTANCEDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER RISKDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONDISASTERSDISTRICTSEARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKESEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSFINANCIAL RISKGOVERNMENT HOUSINGHAZARDHEALTH CARE FACILITIESHOMEOWNERHOMEOWNERSHOMESHOUSEHOLDSHOUSESHOUSINGHOUSING ASSETSHOUSING POLICIESHOUSING PROGRAMSHOUSING STOCKHOUSING UNITSINTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTIONMEDICAL SUPPLIESPRIVATE HOUSINGPUBLIC BUILDINGSREAL ESTATERECONSTRUCTIONREINSURANCEREINSURANCE COMPANYRELIEFRENTAL HOUSINGREPAIRRESETTLEMENTRISK REDUCTIONRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL HOUSINGSAFETYSELF-HELPSETTLEMENTSSHELTERSPATIAL PLANNINGTOWNSTSUNAMIURBAN AREASURBAN HOUSINGVILLAGE LEVELVILLAGESWorld Bank10.1596/10137