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Time Lag between Economic Development and Flood Fatality
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Huang, Guangwei |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Economic development allows a country to better manage and mitigate the risk from disasters. This paper presents a case study aimed at clarifying the relationship between economic development and flood fatality change. The focus is the largest city of China-Chongqing City that is located in Southwest China. The economy of the city jump-started in 1998 since it was raised to be one of the four municipalities under direct control of China's central government. By analyzing various data for the 10-year period after its takeoff, it was found that although economic development allows a region to better manage and mitigate the risk from disasters in theory, the flood fatality reduction may not be realized immediately. There was at least a 10-year time lag between economic growth and flood fatality reduction in Chongqing. The high investment in water-related infrastructures along large rivers owing to economic growth was offset by irrational urban development along tributaries. |
| ISSN | 19139063 |
| e-ISSN | 19139071 |
| DOI | 10.5539/jsd.v5n10p50 |
| Journal | Journal of Sustainable Development |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education |
| Publisher Date | 2012-09-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Water Science and Technology Mitigate the Risk Flood Fatality Economic Growth Economic Development Allows Manage and Mitigate Time Lag |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Geography, Planning and Development Development Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Environmental Science |
