Evolution of Global Major Disasters During Past Century and Its Enlightenments to Human Resilience Building

Authors

LI Yuheng, CAS Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
WU Wenhao, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
LIU Yansui, CAS Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Keywords

major disasters; spatio-temporal evolution; resilience capacity; sustainable development

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Strengthening human resilience against disasters' disturbance plays an important role in realizing the UN sustainable development goals. The study investigates the occurrence and evolution of major natural disasters and diseases in the world during the past century. It finds out that the major disasters gained frequency and impact after human entering the 21st century. Further, it indicates that the distorted human-nature relationship, rural decline and poverty in Sub-Sahara Africa, globalization have escalated the impact of major disasters. Finally, we propose ways to improve the resilient capacity of human being in terms of multiple perspectives.

First page

345

Last Page

352

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

Yuheng, LI; Wenhao, WU; and Yansui, LIU (2020) "Evolution of Global Major Disasters During Past Century and Its Enlightenments to Human Resilience Building," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 35 : Iss. 3 , Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20200220003
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol35/iss3/15