Key Disaster-Causing Factors Chains on Urban Flood Risk Based on Bayesian Network

Drivers of urban flood disaster risk may be related to many factors from nature and society. However, it is unclear how these factors affect each other and how they ultimately affect the risk. From the perspective of risk uncertainty, flood inundation risk is considered to be the probability of inun...

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Main Authors: Shanqing Huang, Huimin Wang, Yejun Xu, Jingwen She, Jing Huang
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Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/2/210
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author Shanqing Huang
Huimin Wang
Yejun Xu
Jingwen She
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Jing Huang
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description Drivers of urban flood disaster risk may be related to many factors from nature and society. However, it is unclear how these factors affect each other and how they ultimately affect the risk. From the perspective of risk uncertainty, flood inundation risk is considered to be the probability of inundation consequences under the influence of various factors. In this paper, urban flood inundation risk assessment model is established based on Bayesian network, and then key disaster-causing factors chains are explored through influence strength analysis. Jingdezhen City is selected as study area, where the flood inundation probability is calculated, and the paths of these influential factors are found. The results show that the probability of inundation in most areas is low. Risk greater than 0.8 account for about 9%, and most of these areas are located in the middle and southern section of the city. The influencing factors interact with each other in the form of factor chain and, finally, affect the flood inundation. Rainfall directly affects inundation, while river is the key factor on inundation which is influenced by elevation and slope. In addition, in the chain of socio-economic factors, the population will determine the pipe density through affecting gross domestic product (GDP), and lead to the inundation. The approach proposed in this study can be used to find key disaster-causing factors chains, which not only quantitatively reveal the formation of risks but also provide reference for early warning.
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spelling doaj.art-4c10cffa22d04bd6a4c79180f3fa64122023-12-11T17:43:27ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-02-0110221010.3390/land10020210Key Disaster-Causing Factors Chains on Urban Flood Risk Based on Bayesian NetworkShanqing Huang0Huimin Wang1Yejun Xu2Jingwen She3Jing Huang4Institute of Management Science, Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaInstitute of Management Science, Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaInstitute of Management Science, Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaInstitute of Management Science, Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaInstitute of Management Science, Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaDrivers of urban flood disaster risk may be related to many factors from nature and society. However, it is unclear how these factors affect each other and how they ultimately affect the risk. From the perspective of risk uncertainty, flood inundation risk is considered to be the probability of inundation consequences under the influence of various factors. In this paper, urban flood inundation risk assessment model is established based on Bayesian network, and then key disaster-causing factors chains are explored through influence strength analysis. Jingdezhen City is selected as study area, where the flood inundation probability is calculated, and the paths of these influential factors are found. The results show that the probability of inundation in most areas is low. Risk greater than 0.8 account for about 9%, and most of these areas are located in the middle and southern section of the city. The influencing factors interact with each other in the form of factor chain and, finally, affect the flood inundation. Rainfall directly affects inundation, while river is the key factor on inundation which is influenced by elevation and slope. In addition, in the chain of socio-economic factors, the population will determine the pipe density through affecting gross domestic product (GDP), and lead to the inundation. The approach proposed in this study can be used to find key disaster-causing factors chains, which not only quantitatively reveal the formation of risks but also provide reference for early warning.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/2/210urban flood inundationfactors chainsrisk assessmentBayesian networkinfluence strengthsensitivity analysis
spellingShingle Shanqing Huang
Huimin Wang
Yejun Xu
Jingwen She
Jing Huang
Key Disaster-Causing Factors Chains on Urban Flood Risk Based on Bayesian Network
Land
urban flood inundation
factors chains
risk assessment
Bayesian network
influence strength
sensitivity analysis
title Key Disaster-Causing Factors Chains on Urban Flood Risk Based on Bayesian Network
title_full Key Disaster-Causing Factors Chains on Urban Flood Risk Based on Bayesian Network
title_fullStr Key Disaster-Causing Factors Chains on Urban Flood Risk Based on Bayesian Network
title_full_unstemmed Key Disaster-Causing Factors Chains on Urban Flood Risk Based on Bayesian Network
title_short Key Disaster-Causing Factors Chains on Urban Flood Risk Based on Bayesian Network
title_sort key disaster causing factors chains on urban flood risk based on bayesian network
topic urban flood inundation
factors chains
risk assessment
Bayesian network
influence strength
sensitivity analysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/2/210
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