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The Study of Island Natural Disasters and Preventive Measures


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1 Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China
2 School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
3 Tangshan Ocean Administration, Tangshan 063000, China
4 Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012,, China
5 Center for Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas, 51988 Timisoara, Romania
 

Islands tend to be natural disaster-prone areas, and frequently experience meteorological, geological and ecological disasters. Based on an analysis of the characteristics of major natural disasters (storm surge, coastal erosion, red tide, invasive species), the authors provide an evaluation and analysis of China's marine disasters between the years 2000 and 2013. In addition, the following preventive measures are recommended such as perfecting observation and forecasting systems, strengthening the construction of disaster prevention projects and enhancing the level of integrated management for island protection to mitigate the harm caused by natural disasters as well as to promote the socioeconomic development of island areas.

Keywords

Natural Disasters, Insular Areas, Forecasting System, Island Protection.
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Degang Wang
Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China
Ning Wang
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Li-Gui Wang
Tangshan Ocean Administration, Tangshan 063000, China
Chunqiu Liu
Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012,, China
Li Sun
Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China
Ananda Colace
Center for Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas, 51988 Timisoara, Romania

Abstract


Islands tend to be natural disaster-prone areas, and frequently experience meteorological, geological and ecological disasters. Based on an analysis of the characteristics of major natural disasters (storm surge, coastal erosion, red tide, invasive species), the authors provide an evaluation and analysis of China's marine disasters between the years 2000 and 2013. In addition, the following preventive measures are recommended such as perfecting observation and forecasting systems, strengthening the construction of disaster prevention projects and enhancing the level of integrated management for island protection to mitigate the harm caused by natural disasters as well as to promote the socioeconomic development of island areas.

Keywords


Natural Disasters, Insular Areas, Forecasting System, Island Protection.