Does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness? Insights from flood risk areas of rural China
Farmers in flood-risk areas are exposed to disruptions in their daily production and livelihood operations. However, disaster preparedness can reduce risk and minimize household losses, thereby increasing livelihood sustainability for farming families. Although sustainable livelihoods and disaster p...
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| description | Farmers in flood-risk areas are exposed to disruptions in their daily production and livelihood operations. However, disaster preparedness can reduce risk and minimize household losses, thereby increasing livelihood sustainability for farming families. Although sustainable livelihoods and disaster preparedness of farmers have been categorized, few studies have explored the correlation between livelihood risk and disaster preparedness. This study examines survey data from 540 farming family households in the three counties Gaoxian, Jiajiang, and Yuechi, which are affected by floods. We consider four distinct types of livelihood risks faced by farmers and three categories of disaster preparedness in the study area and construct a Tobit regression model to test the correlation between livelihood risk and disaster preparedness. The results show (1) a significant correlation between livelihood risk and disaster preparedness among farmers; (2) health risk is positively correlated with farmers’ physical preparedness; (3) social risk is negatively correlated with farmers’ physical, knowledge and skills, and overall disaster preparedness; and (4) financial risk is negatively correlated with farmers’ overall disaster preparedness. Our findings may assist in disaster preparedness and in policy formulation pertaining to flood risk management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e5bbad9fc4d49cfae82fed0825587132025-08-20T03:21:51ZengElsevierClimate Risk Management2212-09632025-01-014810070510.1016/j.crm.2025.100705Does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness? Insights from flood risk areas of rural ChinaWei Liu0Pengfei Qi1Jie Xu2Marcus Feldman3Dingde Xu4School of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an, China; Corresponding authors.School of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Finance and Economics, ChinaDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, CA, USACollege of Management of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Corresponding authors.Farmers in flood-risk areas are exposed to disruptions in their daily production and livelihood operations. However, disaster preparedness can reduce risk and minimize household losses, thereby increasing livelihood sustainability for farming families. Although sustainable livelihoods and disaster preparedness of farmers have been categorized, few studies have explored the correlation between livelihood risk and disaster preparedness. This study examines survey data from 540 farming family households in the three counties Gaoxian, Jiajiang, and Yuechi, which are affected by floods. We consider four distinct types of livelihood risks faced by farmers and three categories of disaster preparedness in the study area and construct a Tobit regression model to test the correlation between livelihood risk and disaster preparedness. The results show (1) a significant correlation between livelihood risk and disaster preparedness among farmers; (2) health risk is positively correlated with farmers’ physical preparedness; (3) social risk is negatively correlated with farmers’ physical, knowledge and skills, and overall disaster preparedness; and (4) financial risk is negatively correlated with farmers’ overall disaster preparedness. Our findings may assist in disaster preparedness and in policy formulation pertaining to flood risk management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096325000191Flood riskLivelihood riskDisaster preparednessSouthwest ChinaRural China |
| spellingShingle | Wei Liu Pengfei Qi Jie Xu Marcus Feldman Dingde Xu Does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness? Insights from flood risk areas of rural China Climate Risk Management Flood risk Livelihood risk Disaster preparedness Southwest China Rural China |
| title | Does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness? Insights from flood risk areas of rural China |
| title_full | Does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness? Insights from flood risk areas of rural China |
| title_fullStr | Does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness? Insights from flood risk areas of rural China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness? Insights from flood risk areas of rural China |
| title_short | Does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness? Insights from flood risk areas of rural China |
| title_sort | does livelihood risk matter in disaster preparedness insights from flood risk areas of rural china |
| topic | Flood risk Livelihood risk Disaster preparedness Southwest China Rural China |
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