Driving Effects and Spatial-Temporal Variations in Economic Losses Due to Flood Disasters in China

Zhixiong Zhang; Qing Li; Changjun Liu; Liuqian Ding; Qiang Ma; Yao Chen

Driving Effects and Spatial-Temporal Variations in Economic Losses Due to Flood Disasters in China

Zhixiong Zhang; Qing Li; Changjun Liu; Liuqian Ding; Qiang Ma; Yao Chen

The economic loss caused by frequent flood disasters poses a great threat to China&rsquo:s economic prosperity. This study analyzes the driving factors of flood-related economic losses in China. We used the extended Kaya identity to establish a factor decomposition model and the logarithmic mean Divisia index decomposition method to identify five flood-related driving effects for economic loss: demographic effect, economic effect, flash flood disaster control effect, capital efficiency effect, and loss-rainfall effect. Among these factors, the flash flood disaster control effect most obviously reduced flood-related economic losses. Considering the weak foundation of flash flood disaster prevention and control in China, non-engineering measures for flash flood prevention and control have been implemented since 2010, achieving remarkable results. Influenced by these measures, the loss-rainfall effect also showed reduction output characteristics. The demographic, economic, and capital efficiency effects showed incremental effect characteristics. China&rsquo:s current economic growth leads to an increase in flood control pressure, thus explaining the incremental effect of the economic effect. This study discusses the relationship between flood-related economic loss and flash flood disaster prevention and control in China, adding value for the adjustment and formulation of future flood disaster prevention policies.

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