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Flood hazard in Hunan province of China: an economic loss analysis

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  • Xin Huang
  • Hongzhuan Tan
  • Jia Zhou
  • Tubao Yang
  • Abuaku Benjamin
  • Shi Wen
  • Shuoqi Li
  • Aizhong Liu
  • Xinhua Li
  • Shuidong Fen
  • Xinli Li

Abstract

Natural and man-made disasters have been increasing and affecting millions of people throughout the world. Floods are the most common natural disasters affecting more people across the globe than all other natural or technological disasters and also are the most costly in terms of human hardship and economic loss. In order to explore the total economic loss, components of economic loss, and factors influencing economic loss during flooding, a retrospective study was carried out in year 2000 in areas that suffered floods in 1998 in Hunan province, China. A total of 10,722 families were investigated using a multistage sampling method. We found that the total economic loss to the 10,722 families investigated was US$ 8.925 million; translating into an average economic loss of US$ 832.45 per family and US$ 216.75 per person. Economic loss related to property loss, income loss, and increased medical cost accounted for 57.38%, 40.00%, and 2.62% of the total economic loss, respectively. Economic loss was significantly related to a family’s pre-flood income; duration of the flood; severity of flood; and type of flood. River floods yielded the highest economic loss and drainage problem floods yielded the lowest loss. We recommended that flood-related preventive measures should focus on the prevention of river floods and shortening the duration of floods with the view of significantly minimizing economic losses associated with floods. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008

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  • Xin Huang & Hongzhuan Tan & Jia Zhou & Tubao Yang & Abuaku Benjamin & Shi Wen & Shuoqi Li & Aizhong Liu & Xinhua Li & Shuidong Fen & Xinli Li, 2008. "Flood hazard in Hunan province of China: an economic loss analysis," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 47(1), pages 65-73, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:47:y:2008:i:1:p:65-73
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9197-z
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