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An integrated urbanization level (CL) index and an integrated natural disaster intensity (QC) index were developed on the basis of Disaster System Theory and China Natural Disaster Database for integrated urban disaster risk assessment. Integrated quantitative assessments of the urban socio-economic system and the intensity of hazards in China were carried out by the Model-Tupu (map series) and inter-feedback process using digital map technology. On the basis of this assessment, China can be regionalized into three regions, namely, coastal urban disaster region, eastern urban disaster region and western urban disaster region, 15 sub-regions and 22 units. These results can provide a scientific basis for determining a city’s disaster risk management and natural disaster relief regionalization in China.
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Urban light index is a man-made index representing the spatial distribution and intensity of nighttime lights based on DMSP/OLS data. It provides researchers with an image of lights from settlements at nighttime—as viewed from space. It is believed that the urban light index can be used to demonstrate urbanization level as, generally, large cities are always more densely and intensely lit up at night in comparison to less urbanized areas.
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This paper was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Project Study on Assessment Method of Post-disaster Resilience of Regional Agricultural Drought and Integrated Disaster Reduction Mechanism (Project No.40671003), NSFC International Cooperation Project Study on Flood Integrated Risk Assessment Model and Flood Reduction Strategy in Dongting Lake Region of China (Project No.40535024). We gratefully acknowledge the thoughtful comments of the editor and reviewers.
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Wang, Ja., Shi, Pj., Yi, Xs. et al. The regionalization of urban natural disasters in China. Nat Hazards 44, 169–179 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-006-9102-1
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