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| DOI | 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.03.002 |
| Transforming flash floods into resources in arid China | |
Zhang, Junze; Yu, Zhongqi; Yu, Tengfei; Si, Jianhua; Feng, Qi ; Cao, Shixiong
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| 发表日期 | 2018 |
| ISSN | 0264-8377 |
| EISSN | 1873-5754 |
| 卷号 | 76 |
| 英文摘要 | Flooding causes huge economic losses, yet the flood water is an important resource, especially in arid and semiarid areas. Because rivers flood annually, most flooding research has focused on river management. Researchers have largely ignored the resource potential of flash floods, as they are less predictable. Here, we describe an innovative project in which disaster management planners in a dryland community in northwestern China treated flash floods as a resource rather than as a threat, and helped the community to benefit from this resource. The project produced ecological benefits (combating desertification), social benefits (flood control), and economic benefits (harvesting water for future use) that improved the community's adaptive capacity and facilitated sustainable development. This example should inspire risk managers to seek ways to transform natural disasters into resources, thereby improving hazard management and promoting community survival and development. |
| 关键词 | Flash floodsFlood resources managementSustainabilityPrivate enterprise |
| 学科领域 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Environmental Studies |
| 来源期刊 | LAND USE POLICY
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| 来源机构 | 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院 |
| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/111995 |
| 作者单位 | Minzu Univ China, Sch Econ, 27 Zhongguancun South St, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Junze,Yu, Zhongqi,Yu, Tengfei,et al. Transforming flash floods into resources in arid China[J]. 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院,2018,76. |
| APA | Zhang, Junze,Yu, Zhongqi,Yu, Tengfei,Si, Jianhua,Feng, Qi,&Cao, Shixiong.(2018).Transforming flash floods into resources in arid China.LAND USE POLICY,76. |
| MLA | Zhang, Junze,et al."Transforming flash floods into resources in arid China".LAND USE POLICY 76(2018). |
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