Changes of Population, Built-up Land, and Cropland Exposure to Natural Hazards in China from 1995 to 2015

Abstract By using the latest China population grid and land-use data, we assess the changing exposure of China’s population and land uses to the hazards of storm surges, droughts, earthquakes, floods, and landslides from 1995 to 2015. We found that the single-hazard areas and the multi-hazard areas...

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Main Authors: Yimin Chen, Wei Xie, Xiaocong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-019-00242-0