Research Article

Resilience Evaluation of Ports along the Maritime Silk Road from the Perspective of Investment and Construction

Table 1

Resilience evaluation index system of ports along the Maritime Silk Road.

Target layerRule layerCodeIndex layer (unit)Index direction

Physical spaceStabilityx1Maximum depth of berth (m)Positive
x2Maximum berthing capacity (DWT)Positive
Resiliencyx3Number of berthsPositive
x4Container port performance indexNegative
Redundancyx5Average distance connected to other portsNegative
x6Route network port degreePositive
Adaptabilityx7Infrastructure development indexPositive

Social spaceStabilityx8Infrastructure development demand indexPositive
x9Global Peace IndexNegative
x10HAQ IndexPositive
x11Per capita GDP ($10,000)Positive
x12Annual throughput of the port container (10,000 TEU)Positive
Resiliencyx13Number of doctors per 1,000 people (persons)Positive
x14Number of hospital beds per 1,000 people (beds)Positive
x15GDP growth rate (%)Positive
x16Annual growth rate of port container throughput (%)Positive
Redundancyx17Proportion of added value of tertiary industry in GDP (%)Positive
Adaptabilityx18Proportion of recurrent health expenditure in GDP (%)Positive

Information spaceStabilityx19Proportion of Internet users (%)Positive
x20Number of fixed broadband subscribers per 100 people (households)Positive
Resiliencyx21Number of cell phone service subscriptions per 100 people (parts)Positive
Redundancyx22Proportion of R&D expenditure in GDP (%)Positive
Adaptabilityx23Proportion of education expenditure in total expenditure (%)Positive