Confidence and Trust in Public Institution Natural Hazards Management: Case Studies in Urban and Rural China

Public confidence in grassroots-level institutions for natural hazards management is limited due to resource and power constraints, with notable differences between urban and rural China. While residents of Wolong, a remote village near the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, recognize the role of these institutions in fostering community connections, their urban counterparts in Tianjin remain skeptical. This disparity may be attributed to issues of solidarity. The study, conducted through semistructured interviews, highlights the implications for state-society cooperation and disaster risk comanagement in both urban and rural settings.

Lo, A. Y., Cheung, L. T. O., Lee, A. K.-Y., & Xu, B. (2016). Confidence and Trust in Public Institution Natural Hazards Management: Case Studies in Urban and Rural China. The Professional Geographer, 68(3), 475–484. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2015.1106325