DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-04710-z
论文题名: Business vulnerability assessment: a firm-level analysis of micro- and small businesses in China
作者: Lo A.Y. ; Liu S. ; Chow A.S.Y. ; Pei Q. ; Cheung L.T.O. ; Fok L.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2021
卷: 108, 期: 1 起始页码: 867
结束页码: 890
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Adaptive capacity
; China
; Natural hazards
; Sensitivity
; Small business
; Vulnerability assessment
英文关键词: business development
; hazard assessment
; natural hazard
; sensitivity analysis
; small and medium-sized enterprise
; vulnerability
; China
; Guangdong
; Hainan
; Hong Kong
; Macau
; Sanya
; Zhuhai
英文摘要: Micro- and small businesses are more vulnerable to natural hazards than the larger ones. However, there are few attempts to systematically assess their vulnerabilities. Existing business vulnerability assessments use aggregate-level data, which poorly account for the prevalence of micro- and informal businesses in some areas. Also, they focus on business sensitivity and have not incorporated key elements of adaptive capacity into analysis. This study explores a firm-level assessment approach that would work better under resource and data constraints, which are common challenges to developing-country researchers. Surveys were conducted in four jurisdictions of China: Sanya, Zhuhai, Macao and Hong Kong. A total of 596 urban and rural businesses were involved. Indicators of business sensitivity, exposure and adaptive capacity were built into a structured questionnaire. The results were turned into a set of metrics for cross-location comparison. Aggregated scores suggest that business vulnerabilities increase from Sanya, Zhuhai, Hong Kong to Macao. Additional tests show that the integrated vulnerability scores are geographically differentiated and demonstrate compatibility with theoretical expectations. The value of this approach lies in its appropriate and realistic requirements for conducting business vulnerability assessments in small, isolated or less developed communities. Future applications need to overcome some uncertainties in the assessment. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/169185
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作者单位: School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Room 128, Cotton Building, 21 Kelburn Parade, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand; Public and Social Policy Research Centre, School of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Recommended Citation:
Lo A.Y.,Liu S.,Chow A.S.Y.,et al. Business vulnerability assessment: a firm-level analysis of micro- and small businesses in China[J]. Natural Hazards,2021-01-01,108(1)