Assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change: a region-level analysis of southwest Yunnan, China

The geohazard risks of traditional villages are seasonally differentiated, yet the spatial-temporal distribution pattern of the risks has not been effectively assessed. This study aims to provide an analysis example for seasonal risk assessment and therefore to promote evidence-based risk prevention...

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Main Authors: Ximo Wang, Yongkang Cao, Shu Jiang, Di Zhu, Mianlin Yang, Chang Su
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2025.2529927
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Yongkang Cao
Shu Jiang
Di Zhu
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Chang Su
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Chang Su
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description The geohazard risks of traditional villages are seasonally differentiated, yet the spatial-temporal distribution pattern of the risks has not been effectively assessed. This study aims to provide an analysis example for seasonal risk assessment and therefore to promote evidence-based risk prevention. We constructed a comprehensive risk assessment framework and quantitatively assessed the spatiotemporal risk dynamics for 98 traditional villages in southwest Yunnan, China. The framework integrated 12 indicators across 3 dimensions, including hazard, exposure and vulnerability. To characterize seasonality, four seasons were delineated (I: March-May, II: June-August, III: September-November, IV: December-February). The findings show that: (1) Temporally, the season II has the highest comprehensive risk, followed by the season III, I and IV, with 31%, 17%, 12% and 3% of villages at high risk level, respectively. (2) Spatially, the high-risk villages are predominantly in the western and northern regions. Differently, the southern and eastern regions exhibit significantly greater overall risk during seasons II and III compared to seasons I and IV, due to intense precipitation hazard. (3) With jurisdiction over a large number of villages, about 33% of counties face persistent high risk in all seasons. The study provides decision-making foundations for temporally targeted geohazard prevention in traditional villages.
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spelling doaj-art-9fe46bade35c44ed9e49be49a8317fb22025-08-20T03:28:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk1947-57051947-57132025-12-0116110.1080/19475705.2025.2529927Assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change: a region-level analysis of southwest Yunnan, ChinaXimo Wang0Yongkang Cao1Shu Jiang2Di Zhu3Mianlin Yang4Chang Su5School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaThe geohazard risks of traditional villages are seasonally differentiated, yet the spatial-temporal distribution pattern of the risks has not been effectively assessed. This study aims to provide an analysis example for seasonal risk assessment and therefore to promote evidence-based risk prevention. We constructed a comprehensive risk assessment framework and quantitatively assessed the spatiotemporal risk dynamics for 98 traditional villages in southwest Yunnan, China. The framework integrated 12 indicators across 3 dimensions, including hazard, exposure and vulnerability. To characterize seasonality, four seasons were delineated (I: March-May, II: June-August, III: September-November, IV: December-February). The findings show that: (1) Temporally, the season II has the highest comprehensive risk, followed by the season III, I and IV, with 31%, 17%, 12% and 3% of villages at high risk level, respectively. (2) Spatially, the high-risk villages are predominantly in the western and northern regions. Differently, the southern and eastern regions exhibit significantly greater overall risk during seasons II and III compared to seasons I and IV, due to intense precipitation hazard. (3) With jurisdiction over a large number of villages, about 33% of counties face persistent high risk in all seasons. The study provides decision-making foundations for temporally targeted geohazard prevention in traditional villages.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2025.2529927Traditional villagesgeological hazardsrisk assessmentseasonal differencesprecipitation
spellingShingle Ximo Wang
Yongkang Cao
Shu Jiang
Di Zhu
Mianlin Yang
Chang Su
Assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change: a region-level analysis of southwest Yunnan, China
Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Traditional villages
geological hazards
risk assessment
seasonal differences
precipitation
title Assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change: a region-level analysis of southwest Yunnan, China
title_full Assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change: a region-level analysis of southwest Yunnan, China
title_fullStr Assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change: a region-level analysis of southwest Yunnan, China
title_full_unstemmed Assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change: a region-level analysis of southwest Yunnan, China
title_short Assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change: a region-level analysis of southwest Yunnan, China
title_sort assessing seasonal geohazard risk related to precipitation on traditional villages under climate change a region level analysis of southwest yunnan china
topic Traditional villages
geological hazards
risk assessment
seasonal differences
precipitation
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2025.2529927
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