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作者

Xiaona Guo;Jie Cheng;Chenglong Yin;Qiang Li;Ruishan Chen;Jiayi Fang

来源

CITIES,Vol.135,Issue1,Article 104168

语言

英文

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作者单位

School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China;School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;Institute of Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China;School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China;School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;Institute of Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China;College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;General Administration of Education in Alhasa, P.O. Box 837, Alhasa 31982, Saudi Arabia;The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, Central House, 14 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0NN, UK;School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, No. 299 Bayi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China;Hubei Habitat Environment Research Centre of Engineering and Technology, Wuhan, China;State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disasters, Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;School of National Safety and Emergency Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72762, USA;School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China;Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Ministry of Emergency Management and Ministry of Education, Beijing 100875, China;Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;Key Lab of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education), School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China;Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University, 2 Huizhu Road, Chongqing 401123, China;School of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China;College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu, Oita 874-8577, Japan;Epoka University, rr. Tiranë-Rinas, Km 12, 1039 Tirana, Albania;Tirana Metropolitan University, rr. Sotir Kolea, 1000 Tirana, Albania;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St. 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7, Canada;Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, 100 St. George Street, Room 5047, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3, Canada;Centre for Connected Communities (C3), 832 College St., Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1C8, Canada;Centre for Connected Communities, 832 College St., Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1C8, Canada

摘要

Extreme flooding brought by climate change is becoming the new normal globally, creating numerous threats to life and economic losses. In particular, the lack of preparedness for flooding events in inland regions will compound the losses. However, the causes, impacts, and responses to these disasters in inland areas remain poorly understood. Here, using the recent 7•20 flood disaster in 2021 in the inland province of Henan, China, as an example, we examine the extreme flood, the impacts, and how the climate extremeness and inappropriate human responses caused the great damage. Results showed that the average cumulative precipitation in Zhengzhou was above 250 mm when the flood happened. 10.29 % of the total area and 7.55 % of the total population in Zhengzhou were flooded. Cropland, urban built-up, industrial, and residential areas were hit hardest in terms of land cover type and urban function zone. The Zhengzhou flood was a compound effect of multiple natural hazards reaching the region simultaneously and, on top of this, the region's extreme lack of preparation. Our paper not only took the human response into the current flood risk and flood control system but also put forward transformative measures to improve cities' adaptability to climate change in China and beyond. This paper will be a wake-up call for addressing the human factors exacerbating climate change-related disasters and will provide a reference for transformative disaster governance in inland areas worldwide.