An assessment of multidimensional flood vulnerability at the provincial scale in China based on the DEA method

Dapeng Huang, Renhe Zhang, Zhiguo Huo (), Fei Mao, Youhao E and Wei Zheng

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2012, vol. 64, issue 2, 1575-1586

Abstract: China suffers frequent and severe floods. A lot of studies have been done in the field of flood disaster, including flood vulnerability assessment. This paper develops assessment models of multidimensional flood vulnerability based on the data envelopment analysis method and identifies multidimensional flood vulnerability—population, death, agriculture and economy—at the provincial scale in China using flood damage data and socioeconomic statistical data from 2001 to 2010. Based on the characteristics of multidimensional flood vulnerability of each province, some suggestions for flood prevention and mitigation are suggested. The assessment models of multidimensional flood vulnerability are simple and can be used for vulnerability analysis of natural disaster at regional or national levels. The assessment of multidimensional flood vulnerability can provide multifaceted information that contributes to a deeper understanding of the flood vulnerability and provides a scientific base for the policy making and implementation of flood prevention and mitigation designs. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

Keywords: Floods; Multidimensional vulnerability; Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Provincial scale; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0323-1

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