Flood Risk Assessment of Xunjiang Flood Control Protection Area in the Pearl River Basin
Flood disasters are highly frequent and strongly destructive.Risk assessment reveals high-risk hotspots and their driving factors,aiding in the establishment of a scientific and efficient flood control and disaster reduction system.This study focuses on the Xunjiang Flood Control Protection Area in the Pearl River Basin.Initially,the HEC-RAS hydrodynamic model was constructed to extract maximum flow velocity and water depth for flood risk e-valuation.Subsequently,the exposure and vulnerability of affected populations were assessed by using the AHP and entropy weight methods in consideration of factors including population density,GDP,and land use.Finally,flood risk was quantified,and spatial-temporal changes were analyzed.Results indicate that the hydrodynamic model a-chieves an average accuracy exceeding 0.80,with a false positive rate below 0.28.Medium to high-risk zones in the Xunjiang Flood Control Protection Area exceed 5.20%.From 1997 to 2017,risks of various levels displayed an in-creasing trend.Notably,nearly 46.69%of medium to high-risk zones exhibited significant upward trends.These findings support informed decision-making in flood risk management practices.
flood risk assessmentflood inundationhydrodynamic simulationflood control protection areaevolu-tion lawPearl River Basin