To stay or to move? Investigation on residents' migration intention under frequent secondary disasters in Wenchuan earthquake-stricken area

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.920233
• Publication Date: 2022-08-01T06:32:13Z
• Authors: Huan Huang; Fan Wang; Yi Xiao; Yuan Li; Hui-Ling Zhou; Jing Chen
• Keywords: Disaster area; Instinct

The deterioration of the living environment caused by earthquake is main migration motivation residents in area secondary disaster, and their intention one most important factors affecting residents' happiness. This paper uses 957 effective survey samples from 12 geological disaster areas after Wenchuan to research its influencing factors. It can be found that 45.2% are willing migrate, which means they have an instinctive reaction profit-seeking harm-avoiding, but it has not become a realistic choice. Investigation facts results show response harm-avoiding drives make different choices. where disasters occur affected only such as debris flow, landslides, collapse, also many life convenience, family income, expectations for future life, gender, education level, psychological feeling. improved optimization economic conditions brought about success post-disaster reconstruction made vast majority people more confident disaster-stricken areas, choose stay those areas. will provide policy suggestions local social governance system helpful improve ecological livability happiness earthquake-stricken area.