Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
; Water Resources
WOS研究方向:
Geology
; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
; Water Resources
英文摘要:
A mega-flood in 1998 caused tremendous losses in China and triggered major policy adjustments in flood-risk management. This paper aims to retrospectively examine these policy adjustments and discuss how China should adapt to newly emerging flood challenges. We show that China suffers annually from floods despite large-scale investments and policy adjustments. Rapid urbanization and climate change will exacerbate future flood risk in China, with cascading impacts on other countries through global trade networks. Therefore, novel flood-risk management approaches are required, such as a risk-based urban planning and coordinated water governance systems with public participation, in addition to traditional structural protection.
1.Shanghai Normal Univ, Sch Environm & Geog Sci, Shanghai 200234, Peoples R China 2.Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Inst Environm Studies, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands 3.China Inst Water Resources & Hydropower Res, Beijing 100038, Peoples R China 4.Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China 5.East China Normal Univ, Sch Geog Sci, Shanghai 200241, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Du, Shiqiang,Cheng, Xiaotao,Huang, Qingxu,et al. Brief communication: Rethinking the 1998 China floods to prepare for a nonstationary future[J]. NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES,2019-01-01,19(3):715-719