Analysis on Economic Impact of Flood Control and Disaster Mitigation--A Case Study of Togtoh County

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10.2991/rac-16.2016.58How to use a DOI?

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flood control and disaster mitigation economic development Togtoh county

Abstract

Our country is one of the countries which are affected by natural disasters most in the world. Every year, disasters cause huge losses to national economy and people's living. Since it enters into 1960s, rainstorms, flood and waterlogging have become major disasters which affect our country's social and economic development. The paper analyzes many years' change of agricultural acreage, grain yield, peasant income and GDP data of Togtoh county. And it concludes that various water-and-soil conservation measures play a huge role in flood control and disaster mitigation and economic development, etc through thirty years' key harnessing of flood control and disaster mitigation in Togtoh county, which not only improves production condition, accelerates farmers and herdsmen to shake off poverty and become prosperous, but also sets an example in sustainable development.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Baotana Baotana
AU  - Buren Buren
AU  - Xiaojun Huang
PY  - 2016/11
DA  - 2016/11
TI  - Analysis on Economic Impact of Flood Control and Disaster Mitigation--A Case Study of Togtoh County
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th Annual Meeting of Risk Analysis Council of China Association for Disaster Prevention
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 361
EP  - 367
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/rac-16.2016.58
DO  - 10.2991/rac-16.2016.58
ID  - Baotana2016/11
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