Rural disaster vulnerability assessment and influencing factors analysis:A case study of Xun County,Henan Province
Extreme disasters such as floods caused by climate change seriously affect the sustainable develop-ment of rural areas.This article focuses on the vulnerability of rural disasters,taking 418 villages or communit-ies in Xun County,Henan Province as the research object.From three dimensions of exposure,sensitivity,and adaptability,an indicator system is constructed to comprehensively evaluate the vulnerability of rural areas un-der the impact of floods.Research shows that:1)The average vulnerability of rural disasters in Junxian County are 0.47(out of 1.00),which is at a lower than average level.The disaster exposure(0.72)and adaptability(0.76)are relatively high,while the sensitivity(0.45)is relatively low.There are spatial differences in disaster resilience performance among different townships.2)Areas closer to rivers and with low-lying terrain natur-ally have higher exposure levels,and are more likely to suffer from flood impacts earlier than other areas,and tend to face greater disaster losses.At this point,a good early warning mechanism and preventive measures in the pre disaster stage can effectively reduce the vulnerability of rural disasters by improving adaptability.3)When a flood occurs,the public is more inclined to protect personal property before the disaster poses a threat to personal safety.This is reflected in the fact that the proportion of understanding and responding meas-ures in each township is generally higher than the proportion of actually following orders.At this point,on-site guidance plays an irreplaceable key role in the face of disaster impacts.Based on the above research results,the article proposes policy recommendations to reduce rural disaster vulnerability and enhance rural disaster resili-ence.
rural disaster vulnerabilityrural systemclimate changeflood disastersustainable development
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