{"id":9609,"date":"2020-07-22T01:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/?p=9609"},"modified":"2022-03-28T22:34:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T22:34:20","slug":"older-people-and-placemaking-in-post-disaster-community-rebuilding-an-interdisciplinary-action-research-in-sichuan-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/older-people-and-placemaking-in-post-disaster-community-rebuilding-an-interdisciplinary-action-research-in-sichuan-china\/","title":{"rendered":"The Contributions of older people. Placemaking in post-disaster Sichuan, China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00a0The effect of a country’s aging population trend is not usually represented positively. For example, it is well known that China\u2019s population is aging, more rapidly than almost any country in recent history. In 2018, 1.67 billion or 11.9% of the population was aged 65 or older (China Daily, 2019<\/a>). This has led to the expression that the \u201celderly are a burden\u201d\u2014 and not only in China.<\/p>\n

However, the action research project of post-disaster community rebuilding in Ya\u2019an in Sichuan Province, China challenges this mainstream discourse of elderly people. In the process, the authors Hua Dong Qi and Xuebin Gu<\/em> discovered the power of the elderly who did not passively accept external assistance following the earthquake, but actively participated in rebuilding their community. They were valuable human\/cultural assets and able to make a great contribution to community development.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This article provides an account of interdisciplinary action research in which social workers collaborated with elderly villagers to promote sustainable community development by integrating people\u2019s social, cultural, and economic skills into long-term reconstruction following a major disaster. Most importantly, it emphasizes the contribution of older people and challenges the dominant discourse relating to older people.<\/p>\n

Abstract provided on behalf of the authors: Hua Dong Qi and Xuebin Gu for “<\/em>Older people and placemaking in post-disaster community rebuilding: An interdisciplinary action research in Sichuan, China.”<\/p>\n

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After you\u2019ve had a chance to read this piece, please share your thoughts, ideas, or experiences with our community in the comments section so we can continue this discussion!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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