Risk assessment of rainstorm and flood disasters in China between 2004 and 2009 based on gray fixed weight cluster analysis

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• 作者：Minlan Shao (1)
  Zaiwu Gong (1)
  Xiaoxia Xu (1)
  
• 关键词：Risk assessment and zoning ; Rainstorm and flood disasters ; Gray fixed weight cluster
• 刊名：Natural Hazards
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：March 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：71
• 期：2
• 页码：1025-1052
• 全文大小：1,783 KB
• 作者单位：Minlan Shao (1)
  Zaiwu Gong (1)
  Xiaoxia Xu (1)
  
  1. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, Jiangsu, China
  
• ISSN：1573-0840

文摘

Rainstorm and flood disasters frequently occur in China, causing heavy losses for people’s lives and property and reducing the capability of sustainable development of the national and local economy. In this study, the risks of the rainstorm and flood disasters are assessed for the Chinese mainland, excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan and also employ the historical data of seven indicators, including the affected area of crops, the affected population, the direct economic loss, and etc., from 2004 to 2009. Based on the large 1,302 historical sample data, the impact of rainstorm and flood disasters were analyzed using the methodology of gray fixed weight cluster analysis according to disaster losses, which were divided into the three gray classes of high, medium, and low. The regional differences of the risk assessment of the rainstorm and flood disasters are discussed, and the dynamical risk zoning map is conducted. The results show a consistent conclusion with the actual losses of rainstorm and flood disasters over each administrative district, which can provide more scientific evidence for the relevant departments of disaster prevention and mitigation.