Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"China (2008)"”.
-
Post-disaster recovery planning and sustainable development — a lesson from the Wenchuan earthquake, China, 2008
In May 12, 2008, Wenchuan was hit by a Mw 7.9 earthquake, which affected 170,000 square miles areas and caused more than 88,000 deaths. The Chinese government responded immediately after the earthquake. Under the hierarchical top-down political structure, central government established a special …
-
Politics and the Olympics: a comparison of the 1936 Berlin and 2008 Beijing games
… of the modern movement, public perception of the 2008 Beijing Games was that of a political event unique to the Olympic experience. The aim of this study was to explore issues and controversies surrounding the 1936 and 2008 Olympics to determine if the political aspects of the Beijing Games were …