Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

Research Article

Analysis on the Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Postearthquake Reconstruction Efficiency of the Extremely Earthquake-Stricken Areas by the Wenchuan Earthquake Based on the DEA-Malmquist Index

Postearthquake reconstruction “input and output” indicators.


	Indicators	Description	Data sources

Input (I)	Investment of the whole social fixed assets (I₁)	Reflects input in infrastructure	Statistical yearbook
	Highway mileage (I₂)	Reflects input in traffic	Statistical yearbook
	The number of the mobile phones (I₃)	Reflects input in communication	Statistical yearbook
	The number of staff at the secondary school (I₄)	Reflects input in education	Statistical yearbook
	The number of hospital beds (I₅)	Reflects input in medical treatment	Statistical yearbook
	The number of hidden dangers from earthquake-induced hazards (I₆)	Reflects input in the management of earthquake-induced hazards	Remote sensing data

Output (O)	GDP per capita (O₁)	Reflects performance in social recovery	Statistical yearbook
	Degree of deviation of the industrial structure (O₂)	Reflects performance in economic recovery	Statistical yearbook
	Vegetation coverage rate (O₃)	Reflects performance in ecological recovery	Remote sensing data