Identifying Neighborhood Effects on Geohazard Adaptation in Mountainous Rural Areas of China:A Spatial Econometric Model  

作　　者：Li Peng Jing Tan 

机构地区：[1]College of Geography and Resources,Sichuan Normal University,Chengdu 610101,China [2]School of Public Policy and Administration,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400044,China [3]Center for Public Economics&Public Policy,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400044,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Disaster Risk Science》2023年第6期919-931,共13页国际灾害风险科学学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42071222);the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(No.2022JDJQ0015);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2023CDSKXYGG006);the Tianfu Qingcheng Program(No.ZX20220027)。

摘　　要：In mountainous rural settlements facing the threat of geohazards,local adaptation is a self-organizing process influenced by individual and group behaviors.Encouraging a wide range of local populations to embrace geohazard adaptation strategies emerges as a potent means of mitigating disaster risks.The purpose of this study was to investigate whether neighbors influence individuals'adaptation decisions,as well as to unravel the mechanisms through which neighborhood effects exert their influence.We employed a spatial Durbin model and a series of robustness checks to confirm the results.The dataset used in this research came from a face-to-face survey involving 516 respondents residing in 32 rural settlements highly susceptible to geohazards.Our empirical results reveal that neighborhood effects are an important determinant of adaptation to geohazards.That is,a farmer's adaptation decision is influenced by the adaptation choices of his/her neighbors.Furthermore,when neighbors adopt adaptation strategies,the focal individuals may also want to adapt,both because they learn from their neighbors'choices(social learning)and because they tend to abide by the majority's choice(social norms).Incorporating neighborhood effects into geohazard adaptation studies offers a new perspective for promoting disaster risk reduction decision making.

关 键 词：Disaster risk reduction Geohazard adaptation Neighborhood effects Rural China Spatial Durbin model(SDM) 

分 类 号：P694[天文地球—地质学] X43[环境科学与工程—灾害防治]