Research Article

Dynamic Vulnerability Analysis of Mountain Settlements Exposed to Geological Hazards: A Case Study of the Upper Min River, China

Table 1

Vulnerability evaluation index system of the upper Min River.

Target layerCriteria layerElement layerIndex layerAttribute

Evaluation index of geological disaster vulnerability of mountain settlementsSocial populationDisadvantagedFemale ratioPositive
Number of the disabledPositive
Number of minimum living security population for urban residentsPositive
The proportion of agricultural and animal husbandry populationPositive
Population ratio under 4 years old and over 65 years oldPositive
Population pressurePopulation densityPositive
Building coveragePositive
Vulnerable occupationNumber of people in the transportation industryPositive
Number of mining workersPositive
Construction practitionersPositive
SocioeconomicEconomic developmentEconomic densityPositive
Per capita GDPNegative
Local fiscal revenueNegative
Savings balance of urban and rural residentsNegative
GDP ratio of the primary industryPositive
Per capita income of farmersNegative
Tertiary industry incomeNegative
Social capitalInvestment attraction assetsNegative
Per capita investment in fixed assetsNegative
General public budget expenditureNegative
Social securitySocial securityRoad densityNegative
Number of beds in social welfare institutionsNegative
The proportion of social security expenditureNegative
Number of village committees per 10,000 personsNegative
Number of health institutionsNegative
Number of medical technicians per 10,000 personsNegative
Number of beds per 10,000 personsNegative
Social cultureSocial civilizationNumber of people with high school background per 10,000 personsNegative
Teacher-student ratioNegative
Radio and television coverageNegative
Mobile base station coverage rateNegative
Per capita mobile phonesNegative
Illiteracy ratioPositive
Customs and cultureThe ethnic minority population ratioPositive
Ethnic culture categoriesPositive
Hazard indexDanger of hazardHazard densityPositive
Number of people threatened by geological disastersPositive
Property threatened by geological disastersPositive
Protective engineeringProtection engineeringNegative
Investment in geological hazard controlNegative
Surface protectionSoil and water loss intensityPositive
Vegetation coverageNegative
Topographic undulationPositive

The bold text represents the final selection indexes.