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Flood disaster has gained global attention due to the huge impact it has on human lives, economies, and sustainable environments. Flood disaster preparedness, which can significantly be influenced by disaster risk perception, has been highlighted as an effective way to manage flood disaster risk, as many other means have proved futile, yet no study has attempted using multiple dimensions to analyze this relationship in Ghana. Therefore, this study, using a survey of 369 households in the most flood-prone region, Accra Metropolis, analyzed the influence of flood disaster risk perception on urban households’ flood disaster preparedness. Based on the Protective Action Decision Model, the empirical models were constructed and estimated using the Tobit and binary logistic regression models. The results show that the majority of households (60.16%) were unprepared for flood disasters, and the perception of flood disaster risk and the sustainability risk posed by floods significantly affect flood disaster preparedness behaviours of households in a positive direction. The total number of flood disaster preparedness behaviours adopted was significantly related to probability, the threat to lives, sense of worry, and sustainability risk perceptions. Finally, income, education, and house ownership, among other household and individual characteristics, had significant positive effects on preparations for flood disasters. These findings suggest that effective policies to mitigate flood disasters must incorporate risk communication to boost households’ flood disaster preparedness.
Qi Yin; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Ruiping Ran; Dingde Xu; Stephen Ansah; Jinfu Hu; Hong Tang. Flood Disaster Risk Perception and Urban Households’ Flood Disaster Preparedness: The Case of Accra Metropolis in Ghana. Water 2021, 13, 2328 .
AMA StyleQi Yin, Gideon Ntim-Amo, Ruiping Ran, Dingde Xu, Stephen Ansah, Jinfu Hu, Hong Tang. Flood Disaster Risk Perception and Urban Households’ Flood Disaster Preparedness: The Case of Accra Metropolis in Ghana. Water. 2021; 13 (17):2328.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQi Yin; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Ruiping Ran; Dingde Xu; Stephen Ansah; Jinfu Hu; Hong Tang. 2021. "Flood Disaster Risk Perception and Urban Households’ Flood Disaster Preparedness: The Case of Accra Metropolis in Ghana." Water 13, no. 17: 2328.
Land resources and water resources are the important material basis of economic and social development, and their pattern determines the pattern of development. Based on the panel data of the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle from 2011 to 2018, this paper evaluates the matching degree of water and land resources, and their respective matching degrees with the economic development in the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle with the Gini coefficient method. Based on the two-way fixed effect model, an extended Cobb–Douglas production function model is established to analyze the sensitivity of economic growth to land and water factors. In addition, the restriction degree of water and land resources to the economic development of the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle is measured quantitatively by using the growth damping coefficient. The results show that the water and land resources and economic development of the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle have a high matching degree, but the inner cities have a great difference. The contribution of water resources to economic growth is greater than that of land resources. Both of them have a little growth drag, which shows that industrial development has disposed of the dependence of water and land resources. The development of the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle needs to play the role of technological progress in promoting economic growth, and at the same time optimize the use of water and land resources to reduce its constraints on the economic growth. Finally, the policy suggestions of matching water and land resources and economic growth in different regions are put forward.
Yuchen Pan; Li Ma; Hong Tang; Yiwen Wu; Zhongjian Yang. Land Use Transitions under Rapid Urbanization in Chengdu-Chongqing Region: A Perspective of Coupling Water and Land Resources. Land 2021, 10, 812 .
AMA StyleYuchen Pan, Li Ma, Hong Tang, Yiwen Wu, Zhongjian Yang. Land Use Transitions under Rapid Urbanization in Chengdu-Chongqing Region: A Perspective of Coupling Water and Land Resources. Land. 2021; 10 (8):812.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuchen Pan; Li Ma; Hong Tang; Yiwen Wu; Zhongjian Yang. 2021. "Land Use Transitions under Rapid Urbanization in Chengdu-Chongqing Region: A Perspective of Coupling Water and Land Resources." Land 10, no. 8: 812.
Massive and rapid urbanization has led to population loss in rural areas, particularly in emerging and developing countries like China. As a result, houses in rural areas become vacant, and the house prices in cities, at the same time, skyrocket. While the research on the vacant farmhouses market (VFM) is a pressing issue for sustainable urbanization and has profound policy implications in China, few empirical studies have been conducted on analyzing the willingness of house owners and urban residents to participate in the VFM and any influencing factors—as there is no such operating market in China. To bridge the research gap, we first conducted a questionnaire-based survey on rural households and urban residents with a random sampling method in six cities in Sichuan Province, China. A total of 571 valid samples, including 284 rural households and 287 urban residents, were obtained. Based on these survey data, we then used logistic regression to estimate the influencing factors on the willingness of house owners and urban residents in renting in/out or selling/buying vacant farmhouses. The results showed that: (1) more than 60% of rural house owners and urban residents are willing to participate in a potential VFM; (2) the main influencing factors of house owners’ willingness to rent out or sell their houses include the sociodemographic characteristics of farmers (e.g., age, household income) and characteristics of the vacant houses (e.g., distance to the main roads, the status of vacant houses), while the major factors that affect the willingness of urban residents to rent in or purchase vacant rural houses are the sociodemographic characteristics of urban residents themselves (e.g., occupation), the status of the potential houses, and the perceived housing market; (3) most farmers want a regulated platform for the vacant farmhouses; urban residents pay more attention to the good natural environment in rural areas and the infrastructure and public service levels of vacant farmhouses in rural areas. This study thus showed the necessity, feasibility, and potential challenges and barriers involved in establishing a VFM in China.
Qi Yin; Jinfu Hu; Zhanli Sun; Dingde Xu; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Hong Tang. Assessing the Viability of Vacant Farmhouse Market in China: A Case Study in Sichuan. Land 2020, 9, 467 .
AMA StyleQi Yin, Jinfu Hu, Zhanli Sun, Dingde Xu, Gideon Ntim-Amo, Hong Tang. Assessing the Viability of Vacant Farmhouse Market in China: A Case Study in Sichuan. Land. 2020; 9 (11):467.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQi Yin; Jinfu Hu; Zhanli Sun; Dingde Xu; Gideon Ntim-Amo; Hong Tang. 2020. "Assessing the Viability of Vacant Farmhouse Market in China: A Case Study in Sichuan." Land 9, no. 11: 467.
Water scarcity has been the main restraint factor for the development of oasis cities around the world. Urumqi, a typical oasis city in arid northwestern China, is facing an increasing water shortage with rapid development over the past decades. In this paper, we use a system dynamics method and multi-scenario simulation to predict the water-resource demand and the supporting capacity of water resources for the urban development of Urumqi under different scenarios. The results show that existing water resources can hardly meet the needs of urban development. Even if water transfer and saving projects are adopted, in the medium and high-speed development scenarios, there will still be a large water deficit in Urumqi in 2030. Also, to relieve the constraint of water resources on urban development, both water-use structure and industrial structure should be optimized. It is suggested that the demands of ecological water and domestic water are given a primary guarantee; that the proportion of industrial water should significantly increase while drastically decreasing the proportion of agricultural water; that the development of secondary industry should be strengthened while reducing the proportion of primary industry; and, finally, restriction placed on high-water-consuming industry while encouraging low- and medium-water-consuming industries.
Qi Yin; Hong Tang; Ruiping Ran; Zhanli Sun. Supporting capacity and structural optimization of water resources in the oasis city of Urumqi, China. Hydrology Research 2018, 20, 1112 -1128.
AMA StyleQi Yin, Hong Tang, Ruiping Ran, Zhanli Sun. Supporting capacity and structural optimization of water resources in the oasis city of Urumqi, China. Hydrology Research. 2018; 20 (6):1112-1128.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQi Yin; Hong Tang; Ruiping Ran; Zhanli Sun. 2018. "Supporting capacity and structural optimization of water resources in the oasis city of Urumqi, China." Hydrology Research 20, no. 6: 1112-1128.