PROGRESS IN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2014, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (9): 1145-1151.doi: 10.11820/dlkxjz.2014.09.001

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Integrated assessment of large-scale natural disasters in China

Peijun SHI1,2,3(), Yi YUAN3,4   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disasters of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
    3. Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Ministry of Civil Affairs & Ministry of Education, Beijing 100875, China
    4. National Disaster Reduction Center, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Beijing 100124, China
  • Online:2014-09-25 Published:2014-09-25

Abstract:

This article is based on the practice of comprehensive assessment of large-scale natural disasters in China in recent years. It elaborates on the comprehensive assessment of affected area, damage extent, and direct economic losses in large-scale natural disasters. The result of rapid assessment of large-scale natural disaster is the basis of emergency rescue and relocation of disaster-affected population; the result of comprehensive assessment of large-scale natural disaster is the basis for disaster recovery and reconstruction planning. By integrating comprehensive field investigation, remote sensing monitoring, modeling, and local level reporting of disaster impact data, accuracy and precision of the result of assessment of large-scale natural disasters can be improved. In order to develop a scientific and effective large-scale natural disaster assessment indicator system, further improvements in practice of integrated assessment are needed.

Key words: large-scale natural disaster, integrated assessment, indicator system

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