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- Title
Institutional vulnerability to urban flood risk management: A case study of the 7·20 flooding disaster in Zhengzhou, China.
- Authors
Shi, Chunyu; Xie, Chengyuan
- Abstract
The 'vulnerability' approach highlights institutional factors as the primary drivers of flooding risk. However, the intricate connections between institutional vulnerability and urban flood disaster risk have not been extensively explored until now. This study aims to address this gap by examining the case of the 7·20 heavy rainfall disaster in Zhengzhou. Employing a hybrid analysis methodology that integrates text coding, fault tree analysis and analytic hierarchy process methods, the study seeks to identify and assess the distinct contributions of various institutional factors and their interplay, culminating in ineffective urban flood risk management. In contrast to previous research findings that emphasize the determinant role of policy‐making and organizational coordination, this study demonstrates that inadequate legislative compliance constitutes the root cause determining the ineffectiveness of urban flood risk management. It is further exacerbated by insufficient policy attention, resulting in inadequate allocation of resources that ensure the legislative quality, risk coping skills and knowledge and stakeholders' coordination and collaboration. By emphasizing the significance of legislative compliance and policy attention, the study offers a fresh conceptual perspective to understand the factors influencing the efficiency of urban flood risk management. It provides valuable insights to develop targeted countermeasures for mitigating similar urban flood risks in the future.
- Subjects
ZHENGZHOU Shi (China); FLOOD risk; FAULT trees (Reliability engineering); ANALYTIC hierarchy process; DISASTERS; RESOURCE allocation
- Publication
Journal of Contingencies & Crisis Management, 2024, Vol 32, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0966-0879
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1468-5973.12585