The Livelihood Vulnerability of Rural Households in Earthquake-Stricken Areas—A Case Study of Ning’er, Yunnan Province

Wei, Benyong; Su, Guiwu; Qi, Wenbao; Lei, Sun

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“…Previous studies estimating the effects of natural disasters have mainly focused on individual telecouplings separately while treating either socioeconomic (Blaikie et al 2014, Yang et al 2015, Wei et al 2016 or ecological effects (Garwood et al 1979, Zheng et al 2012 independently. Although these disparate research foci have generated useful insights into the effects of natural disasters, more comprehensive research is needed to integrate various aspects of natural disasters' influences into a systematic assessment of patterns, processes, simultaneous socioeconomic and environmental interactions, and implications for governance and policy across the world.…”

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Complex effects of natural disasters on protected areas through altering telecouplings

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ABSTRACT. Increasingly, protected areas have been connected with the rest of the world through telecouplings (socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances) that are essential for their structures and functions. Unfortunately, many of the Earth's protected areas are located in regions with frequent natural disasters that can profoundly affect telecouplings. Although there have been many studies evaluating socioeconomic or ecological effects of natural disasters separately, systematic evaluations of socioeconomic and ecological effects of natural disasters by altering multiple telecouplings have remained rare. With long-term data collected in China's Wolong Nature Reserve for giant pandas (Wolong), we applied the telecoupling framework to assess the effects of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake on telecouplings that link Wolong with the rest of the world, as well as their subsequent effects on coupled human and natural systems in Wolong. Our results show that the earthquake altered all major components of multiple telecouplings and generated complex socioeconomic and ecological effects in Wolong. Based on these understood effects, we provide suggestions to enhance environmental sustainability and human well-being in Wolong and beyond.

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Complex effects of natural disasters on protected areas through altering telecouplings

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Connor²,

Yang³

et al. 2018

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“…It does not depend so much on the spatial distribution of hazards, but on the characteristics of urban fabric [3] and sometimes on the social-economic state of households [15] sustainable livability, which diminishes vulnerabilities.…”

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“…Urban seismic vulnerability actually describes the degree to which physical assets and social-economic systems are susceptible or resilient to the impact of earthquakes [3,15].…”

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Towards Urban Resilience: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Seismic Vulnerability in Iasi City (Romania)

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When relating to hazards such as earthquakes, a primary task of a resilience approach is to evaluate vulnerability in an integrative manner by taking into account the most relevant indicators. Focused on Iasi, one of the major Romanian cities which are exposed to the earthquakes originating in Vrancea area, this study aims to assess seismic vulnerability using a multi-criteria analysis of buildings infrastructure and social vulnerability. Several indicators are taken into account, such as physical (related to the characteristics of buildings and terrain) and social indicators (related to population and economic income), as well as the accessibility from/to emergency services/hospitals. The indicators were processed by standardization (Z score), processed and correlated using the principal components analysis (PCA) and integrated within an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). By summing the weighted values of the standardized indicators, a (integrated) seismic vulnerability index was obtained. It is a pre-assessment of the seismic vulnerability in Iasi City and also a prerequisite for the identification of the necessary prevention measures to be taken in compliance with the identified spatial patterns of vulnerability as a part of a resilient approach.

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“…The effective response rate was up to 97.2%. The sample number is sufficient to meet the needs of a 95% confidence level and 0.05 sampling error [26]. Table 4 lists the basic characteristics of the questionnaire respondents: 69.75% male and 30.25% female respondents because most headers of rural families are male in China.…”

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“…The results showed that livelihoods capitals have an increasing trend in all five dimensions, including human, physical, natural, financial and social capitals, after recovering from the earthquake. Wei et al [26] estimated the livelihood risk of rural households based on a sustainable livelihood framework in Ning'er earthquake-hit areas, Yunnan Province. The results showed that the vulnerable livelihoods of local households had low capacity to deal with the effects of the earthquake.…”

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Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in Ning’er Earthquake-Stricken Areas, Yunnan Province, China

Wei

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Natural hazards not only cause direct losses of household income and assets but also affect the choice and outcome of livelihood strategies. Based on the questionnaire survey from 2007 on Mw 6.1 Ning'er earthquake-hit areas in Southwest China, we analyzed the relationship between livelihood assets (or capitals) and livelihood strategies of local rural households and identified the main factors influencing the choice of livelihood strategy. The results indicate that statistically significant differences exist in livelihood assets among livelihood strategies. The choice of livelihood strategies is affected significantly by the status of livelihood assets. High financial capitals enable households to engage in higher-returns or capital-intensive livelihood activities. Improving vocational education and skills training for rural residents, especially for the youth, is also important in developing new livelihood strategies beyond their traditional lifestyle. Higher social capitals provide households the opportunity to select a higher return and income livelihood strategy. In addition, as part of efforts to enhance physical capitals, housing construction planning and technical guidance are of critical importance to improve the anti-seismic performance of rural buildings and decrease their livelihood risk in earthquake-prone areas. It is important for farmers to improve and diversify their livelihood strategies according to regional geographical environment and the comparative advantages of their own livelihood assets.Sustainability 2019, 11, 5905 2 of 18 livelihood assets, natural disasters and livelihood strategies [8][9][10], the work on quantitatively studying their internal connections is still very scarce [11,12].China is a country affected by some of the most serious natural disasters in the world. The frequent occurrence of natural disasters has a serious impact on local social economy, which is also a main factor leading to the poverty in rural areas. Compared with urban households, rural households are more vulnerable to disasters and more prone to hard daily life after a disaster. In natural disaster-prone areas, disasters could impact the accumulation of livelihood asset, limiting the capability of rural households to recover from the disasters. Rural households usually spend their limited resources for basic lifestyle need after a disaster, hindering their ability to regain agriculture and animal husbandry activities. As a result, their poverty is further intensified by increasing livelihood vulnerability [13,14]. Most studies have been conducted to evaluate rural household livelihood in China. Li et al. [15] analyzed rural households' vulnerability by developing a livelihood asset assessment system for 4 areas in China. Yan et al. [16] established a livelihood vulnerability assessment method based on the sustainable livelihood framework in Tibetan Plateau area. He et al. [17] analyzed the spatial distribution of famers' livelihood asset using clustering analysis in Southwest China. Liu et al. [18] applied ...

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The Livelihood Vulnerability of Rural Households in Earthquake-Stricken Areas—A Case Study of Ning’er, Yunnan Province

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Complex effects of natural disasters on protected areas through altering telecouplings

Complex effects of natural disasters on protected areas through altering telecouplings

Towards Urban Resilience: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Seismic Vulnerability in Iasi City (Romania)

Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in Ning’er Earthquake-Stricken Areas, Yunnan Province, China

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