PROGRESS IN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2016, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 223-231.doi: 10.18306/dlkxjz.2016.02.009

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Flood depth-damage curves for urban properties considering disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities: Evidence from Lizhong Town, Lixiahe region, China

Xianhua WU1,2,*(), Lei ZHOU2, Ge GAO1,3, Zhonghui JI2, Ji GUO1,2   

  1. 1. Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
    2. School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
    3. National Climate Center, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2015-06-01 Accepted:2015-10-01 Online:2016-02-10 Published:2016-02-10
  • Contact: Xianhua WU E-mail:wxhua_77@nuist.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.71373131,No.91546117,No.41501555;National Nonprofit Industry Research Project, No.GYHY201506051

Abstract:

As an important part of resilience, disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities of the exposure units are a key consideration in disaster economic loss assessment. Based on the data collected from Lizhong Town in the Lixiahe region of Jiangsu Province, the initial depth-damage scatter diagrams and fitted curves were drawn for residential property, industrial property, business, infrastructure, and agriculture. Then the modified depth-damage scatter diagrams and fitted curves in line with the actual damage situation were drawn by taking into consideration disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities. The results show that: (1) At the significance level of 0.05, the correlation between submersion depth and depth-damage rate under different scenarios for residential property, industrial property, business, infrastructure, and agriculture is a power function; (2) Taking into consideration disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities, economic losses of different exposure units caused by flood disaster decreased. Residential property flood losses were reduced by 34% at the submersion depth of 3 m; industrial property losses were reduced by 17% at the submersion depth of 2 m; business losses were reduced by 24% at the submersion depth of 3 m; and infrastructure losses were reduced by 11% at the submersion depth of 2 m. The influence of disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities on residential property flood losses was most obvious. This study may serve as a useful supplement for research on flood depth-damage relation and provide references for disaster prevention and mitigation decisions and disaster risk management in similar areas.

Key words: flood disaster, disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities, depth-damage curve, Lixiahe region, China