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This book offers a comprehensive analysis of socio-natural disaster recovery projects, using the Bam and Wenchuan earthquakes as case studies to evaluate their success and failure. With escalating losses from socio-natural disasters and a high failure rate among recovery projects, it addresses the urgent need for effective management guidelines by leveraging past experiences. Tackling the discrepancy between reported project success and public perception, the book emphasizes the importance of stakeholder perspectives and assessment timing. It sets out to solve the problem of ineffective disaster recovery management by proposing a robust framework and practical guidelines for successful recovery projects, aiming to prioritize project goals and refine evaluation criteria, leading to more desirable outcomes and enhanced community resilience. The main topics covered include:1. Critical Overview and Conceptual Framework: The book begins with a thorough overview of socio-natural disaster recovery projects, leading to the development of a conceptual management framework. This framework outlines essential steps based on a continuous life cycle to streamline recovery efforts.2. Success Factors and Dimensions: It identifies key success factors and dimensions to comprehensively measure project outcomes. These findings are structured through rigorous triangulation of primary and secondary data.3. Comparative Policy Analysis: A micro-comparison of recovery policies in Iran and China, two of the most vulnerable countries, provides practical suggestions using success factors, influential pathways, and SWOT analysis.4. Community Recovery Dynamics: The book explores why communities recover differently, applying qualitative comparative analysis to neighborhoods in Bam and towns affected by the Wenchuan earthquake.The target audience includes policymakers, project managers, researchers, and practitioners in disaster management, urban planning, and civil engineering. Academics and government officials responsible for managing socio-natural disaster recovery projects will find this book invaluable for improving project success and community resilience.

This book offers a comprehensive and research-driven exploration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) adoption in higher education, with a specific focus on student learning behavior, educational effectiveness, and competition-based learning in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector. Combining theoretical models such as UTAUT, SCT, TAM, and TPB with large-scale empirical data from Chinese universities, the book examines how students engage with BIM education both in classrooms and through national competitions. This book is written for researchers, educators, and policymakers in construction education, digital architecture, and engineering training. It is also suitable for graduate students and curriculum designers interested in digital transformation in AEC disciplines.Key Features and Benefits:Offers a multidimensional framework for understanding BIM learning and adoption among university students.Provides empirical insights from national BIM competitions and education programs in China.Bridges the gap between BIM policy, education design, and student engagement, offering practical implications for improving curriculum and talent development.

How does the high-density urban environment shape the subjective well-being of millions? This book tackles this pressing question in the context of China's unprecedented urbanization. Through a rigorous case study of Guangzhou, it employs quantitative methods to dissect the complex links between the built environment and subjective well-being. Its groundbreaking contribution lies in systematically revealing the underlying mechanisms—via perceived quality, perceived safety, social capital, and health—that mediate this relationship, offering a fresh perspective on the urban "Easterlin Paradox." Bridging theory and practice, the book translates these insights into actionable strategies for urban planners, policymakers, and community managers. Essential reading for scholars, students, and practitioners shaping the future of cities.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics of institutional elderly care in China, with a special focus on resource allocation, spatial optimization, and the temporal-spatial perspective of elderly care provision. By examining the intricate relationship between long-term care systems, social equity, and resource efficiency, it presents a unique approach to understanding the challenges and opportunities facing the elderly care sector in both urban and rural settings.The book covers key areas such as:Resource allocation and optimization within elderly care institutions in China.The urban-rural divide in access to services and facilities.Age-friendly cities and senior welfare strategies.An in-depth look at healthcare policy and its role in shaping long-term care systems.The macro perspective on how social equity and resource efficiency are navigated in care provision across various regions.This book is designed for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in the fields of gerontology, social policy, urban planning, and public health. It is suitable for both graduate students and researchers seeking a deeper understanding of the evolving landscape of elderly care in China, especially in light of its rapidly aging population. The content is academic yet accessible, offering practical insights for real-world application. This book is an essential resource for those seeking to understand and improve elderly care systems in China and beyond, ensuring more equitable and efficient care for the aging population.

This book presents groundbreaking research on children's perceptions and experiences of their surroundings, examining how these perceptions shape their travel decisions and overall well-being. Drawing on extensive case studies from diverse regions in China, it provides valuable insights into the unique challenges rural children face in their daily journeys to school and other destinations. Journey through both urban and rural environment as we analyze the complex relationships between neighborhood design, road environments, and children's travel mode choices. The book uses innovative approaches, including machine learning/SHAP modeling and nonlinear analysis, to uncover the mechanisms by which the built environment influences children's travel behavior.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the role of the digital economy in promoting high-quality development. The approach to the subject matter is systematic. The study commences with an examination of contemporary research on the high-quality development of rural tourism in a digital context. Subsequent to this, an exhaustive investigation is conducted, encompassing diverse domains such as international experiences, operational modalities, impact analysis, and evaluation strategies. This investigation integrates an array of research methodologies, including literature reviews, empirical research, case analyses, and system dynamics. The intended readership comprises researchers, students, policymakers, and practitioners specializing in tourism and the digital economy. The content is presented at an academic yet accessible level.

This book provides a systematic review of the content of children’s rights protection in the international legal system and focuses on analysing China’s compliance as a party to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. By detailing a number of authoritative laws, including the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Minors, the book systematically comprehends the specific application and practical effects of Chinese law in the protection of children’s rights. In addition, this book focuses on the new challenges faced by children in the context of rapid economic and social development and explores in depth how China’s legal system responds to the new demands for children’s welfare and protection of their rights and interests. The importance of this book lies in the fact that it not only demonstrates the unique contribution of the Chinese legal system to the welfare and protection of children’s rights and interests, but also highlights China’s comprehensive approach to child protection. Through the implementation of the ‘six-in-one’ child protection framework of family, school, society, government, justice and the Internet, this book comprehensively covers the multidimensional environment in which children grow up, reflecting China’s systematic and synergistic approach to child protection. The issues that this book intends to address include how to effectively protect children’s rights in a rapidly changing socio-economic environment, and to provide practical guidance on child protection through comprehensive analyses of Chinese law and policy. Through comprehensive analyses of legal policies, practical cases and international experiences, this book presents readers with a three-dimensional and dynamic picture of child rights protection, which is of great academic value and practical significance. The target audience includes domestic and international legal scholars, policy makers, social workers, educators, as well as researchers and practitioners interested in child rights protection. This book not only provides an important reference for child protection work in China, but also provides valuable experience and guidance for research and practice in the field of child rights protection in countries around the world.

This book examines the connotations of the urban safety resilience system and the operational mechanisms of its subsystems. By employing a coupled coordination model, we conduct evaluative analyses across the personnel-facility-management dimensions of urban safety resilience. We provide a comprehensive perspective to help readers understand how disaster risk reduction theories can be applied to various subsystems of urban safety resilience, optimizing disaster management measures in different cities. This book is intended to provide practical guidance for urban planners, policymakers, and researchers, while also being accessible to general readers interested in urban development. The extensive experience and in-depth research of the author's team make this book a valuable reference for those seeking to explore urban safety resilience.