中国科学院机构知识库网格
Chinese Academy of Sciences Institutional Repositories Grid
Local Spatial and Temporal Factors Influencing Population and Societal Vulnerability to Natural Disasters

文献类型:SCI/SSCI论文

作者Zhou Y. ; Li N. ; Wu W. X. ; Wu J. D. ; Shi P. J.
发表日期2014
关键词spatial and temporal change China exploratory spacial data analysis (ESDA) social vulnerability factor analysis (FA) social vulnerability environmental hazards climate-change dea method china losses index sensitivity indicators extremes
英文摘要The identification of societal vulnerable counties and regions and the factors contributing to social vulnerability are crucial for effective disaster risk management. Significant advances have been made in the study of social vulnerability over the past two decades, but we still know little regarding China's societal vulnerability profiles, especially at the county level. This study investigates the county-level spatial and temporal patterns in social vulnerability in China from 1980 to 2010. Based on China's four most recent population censuses of 2,361 counties and their corresponding socioeconomic data, a social vulnerability index for each county was created using factor analysis. Exploratory spatial data analysis, including global and local autocorrelations, was applied to reveal the spatial patterns of county-level social vulnerability. The results demonstrate that the dynamic characteristics of China's county-level social vulnerability are notably distinct, and the dominant contributors to societal vulnerability for all of the years studied were rural character, development (urbanization), and economic status. The spatial clustering patterns of social vulnerability to natural disasters in China exhibited a gathering-scattering-gathering pattern over time. Further investigations indicate that many counties in the eastern coastal area of China are experiencing a detectable increase in social vulnerability, whereas the societal vulnerability of many counties in the western and northern areas of China has significantly decreased over the past three decades. These findings will provide policymakers with a sound scientific basis for disaster prevention and mitigation decisions.
出处Risk Analysis
34
4
614-639
收录类别SCI
语种英语
ISSN号0272-4332
源URL[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/29352]  
专题地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献
推荐引用方式
GB/T 7714
Zhou Y.,Li N.,Wu W. X.,et al. Local Spatial and Temporal Factors Influencing Population and Societal Vulnerability to Natural Disasters. 2014.

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来源:地理科学与资源研究所

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