Factors Influencing People's Perception of Dual Risks in Population Resettlement——A Case Study of Resettlement in Mountain Areas of Western China

doi:10.11885/j.issn.1674-5094.2021.06.02.03

Abstract

Abstract: China is populous and prone to geo-hydrological disasters in mountain areas. While protective measures such as civil engineering and monitoring are extensively implemented, recent years have witnessed population resettlement as a preventive response to natural hazards. A considerable number of farmers, however, despite their awareness of risks invoked by natural hazards, are reluctant to relocate due to concerns of risks induced by resettlement, such as loss of land, unemployment and social disarticulation. Using data derived from face-to-face questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews,this paper investigates perception of dual risks among resettled households and those to be resettled, and discusses factors that may have impact on perceptions of natural hazard risks and relocation-related risks among the households. The findings demonstrate that the major determinants of perception of natural hazard risk are disaster experience and education level of household heads, and the main factors influencing perception of relocation risk mainly include loss of land,job,and rural collective resources,age of household heads and number of household dependents. We suggest that the government should not only consult expert opinions, but also listen to the residetns opinions so as to avoid unnecessary losses caused by improper planning or wrong decision-making in the work of disaster prevention and mitigation.

Key words: mountain areas, preventive resettlement, risk perception, natural hazard risks in mountain areas, relocation-related risks

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F205

CHEN Yong, LI Qingxue, HE Lulu, XU Yumei, XUE Ningbo. Factors Influencing People's Perception of Dual Risks in Population Resettlement——A Case Study of Resettlement in Mountain Areas of Western China[J]. Journal of Southwest Petroleum University(Social Sciences Edition), 2021, 23(6): 24-33.

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