Disaster Types and Resilience Evaluation in Guangzhou

The impact of natural disasters on urban areas had been profound throughout history, significantly affecting daily life and causing substantial economic losses, thereby impacting economic development. Therefore, was is important to fully understand and predict the types of natural disasters that will occur. At the same time, cities also need to be resilient in order to return to pre-disaster levels as much as possible in all aspects, while minimizing the impact of natural disasters. This paper delved into the various types of natural disasters resulting from climate change, focusing on case studies in Guangzhou. It conducted a comprehensive analysis of the potential impacts and hazards, dissecting the recovery capabilities of different regions in Guangzhou in terms of economic, social, ecological, and infrastructure aspects. This paper found that the resilience of various districts in Guangzhou was significantly different at different levels. The resilience of economy, society and infrastructure in the central urban area was higher than that in the urban fringe area due to the higher economic level, residents' education level and infrastructure perfection. The paper evaluated the effectiveness of various measures that had been taken to cope with natural disasters and identified the strengths and weaknesses of recovery in different regions. Additionally, it proposed strategies for enhancing the resilience of cities in dealing with disasters, particularly in the areas of social, infrastructure, risk assessment, and ecology, aiming to improve Guangzhou's resilience to natural disasters and provide feasible solutions. And this will improve the overall post-disaster resilience of Guangzhou and help achieve better recovery.