Regional Interactions in Social Responses to Extreme Climate Events: A Case Study of the North China Famine of 1876–1879
The North China Famine of 1876–1879, known in Chinese as the Dingwu qihuang (丁戊奇荒), is a famous case of drought-induced famine in Chinese history. The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical and historical evidence for understanding the impacts of extreme climate events and major disasters and...
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| description | The North China Famine of 1876–1879, known in Chinese as the Dingwu qihuang (丁戊奇荒), is a famous case of drought-induced famine in Chinese history. The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical and historical evidence for understanding the impacts of extreme climate events and major disasters and the mechanisms of adaptation. From the aspects of famine-related migration and the allocation of relief money and grain, the regional interactions in social responses to extreme climate events were analyzed. This paper collected 186 records from historical documents. Regarding the regions as the nodes and the relationships between regions as the links, the spatial patterns of famine-related migration and the allocation of money and grain from 1877 to 1878 were rebuilt. The results show that, firstly, famine-related migration appeared to be spontaneous and short-distanced, with the flow mainly spreading to the surrounding areas and towns. Secondly, as a state administrative action, the relief money and grain from the non-disaster areas were distributed to the disaster areas. However, the distribution of relief grain affected the equilibrium of the food market in non-disaster areas, which led to fluctuations in food prices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43e7ce515ce84405a6a719f0770d69932023-11-19T21:46:29ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332020-04-0111439310.3390/atmos11040393Regional Interactions in Social Responses to Extreme Climate Events: A Case Study of the North China Famine of 1876–1879Xianshuai Zhai0Xiuqi Fang1Yun Su2Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaFaculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaFaculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaThe North China Famine of 1876–1879, known in Chinese as the Dingwu qihuang (丁戊奇荒), is a famous case of drought-induced famine in Chinese history. The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical and historical evidence for understanding the impacts of extreme climate events and major disasters and the mechanisms of adaptation. From the aspects of famine-related migration and the allocation of relief money and grain, the regional interactions in social responses to extreme climate events were analyzed. This paper collected 186 records from historical documents. Regarding the regions as the nodes and the relationships between regions as the links, the spatial patterns of famine-related migration and the allocation of money and grain from 1877 to 1878 were rebuilt. The results show that, firstly, famine-related migration appeared to be spontaneous and short-distanced, with the flow mainly spreading to the surrounding areas and towns. Secondly, as a state administrative action, the relief money and grain from the non-disaster areas were distributed to the disaster areas. However, the distribution of relief grain affected the equilibrium of the food market in non-disaster areas, which led to fluctuations in food prices.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/4/393droughtregional interactionNorth China Famine of 1876–1879 |
| spellingShingle | Xianshuai Zhai Xiuqi Fang Yun Su Regional Interactions in Social Responses to Extreme Climate Events: A Case Study of the North China Famine of 1876–1879 Atmosphere drought regional interaction North China Famine of 1876–1879 |
| title | Regional Interactions in Social Responses to Extreme Climate Events: A Case Study of the North China Famine of 1876–1879 |
| title_full | Regional Interactions in Social Responses to Extreme Climate Events: A Case Study of the North China Famine of 1876–1879 |
| title_fullStr | Regional Interactions in Social Responses to Extreme Climate Events: A Case Study of the North China Famine of 1876–1879 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regional Interactions in Social Responses to Extreme Climate Events: A Case Study of the North China Famine of 1876–1879 |
| title_short | Regional Interactions in Social Responses to Extreme Climate Events: A Case Study of the North China Famine of 1876–1879 |
| title_sort | regional interactions in social responses to extreme climate events a case study of the north china famine of 1876 1879 |
| topic | drought regional interaction North China Famine of 1876–1879 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/4/393 |
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