Research Article

Study on the Impact of High-Quality Economic Development and Flood Resilience on Flood Damage in the Yangtze River basin: Evidence from Provincial Administrative Regions in the Yangtze River Basin

Table 2

EIS of FR as a mediating variable.

DimensionIndicator/unitCalculation methodData sourceIndicator direction

ResistanceCompleted reservoirs/unitThe total amount of storage area that is formed by constructing a dam to detain and store water and regulate runoffThe China Water Conservancy Statistical Yearbook (CWCSY)Positive
Length of urban sewage pipes/1000 kmThe total length of general drainage, trunks, branch and inspection wells, connection wells, inlets and outlets, etc.CSYPositive
Embankment length/kmThe total length of the embankment is the sum of completed levees or dikes along a river or lake, sea dikes, and flood control wallsCWCSYPositive
Total area of afforestation/1000 hectareThe total area of land suitable for afforestation, including barren hills, idle land, sand dunes, nontimber forest land, woodland, and “grain for green” landCSYPositive
Flood control investment/CNY 100 millionThe total government investment for river regulation, reservoir reinforcement, urban levees, and flood control projectsCWCSYPositive

WarningMeteorological observatories and stations/unitThe total number of institutions that conduct meteorological observations and accumulate and compile meteorological dataCSYPositive
Hydrological station/unitThe number of hydrological observation stations that are located in rivers, canals, lakes, and reservoirs or river basins for gathering hydrological dataCWCSYPositive
Radio coverage of population/%The total population that can receive one central, provincial, city, prefecture, or country radio program by wireless, cable, satellite, or other technical means/total populationCSYPositive

ResponseGraduates of higher education/10000 personsThe total number of graduates from full-time universities, colleges, institutions of higher professional education, institutions of higher vocational education, and othersThe Educational Statistics Yearbook of ChinaPositive
Health care and medical institutions/1000 unitThe total number of hospitals, community health institutions, specialized public health institutions, and other healthcare institutionsCSYPositive
Area of paved roads/108 sq.mThe total area of paved roads except soil land, including high-grade, sub-high-grade, and ordinary roadsCSYPositive

RecoveryRegistered urban unemployment rate/%The number of registered unemployed persons in urban areas/(the number of persons employed in various units + laid-off staff and workers in urban units + owners of private enterprises in urban areas + owners of self-employed individuals in urban areas + employees of private enterprises in urban areas + employees of self-employed individuals in urban areas + the registered unemployed persons in urban areas)The China Population and Employment Statistical Yearbook; CSYNegative
Per capita saving deposits of residents/CNYThe saving deposits of residents/total populationCSY;the Statistical Bulletin on National Economic and Social Development of PARsPositive
Per capita fiscal revenue/CNY(The general public budget revenue + net income from transfer)/total populationFYCPositive