ABSTRACT
In China, the increased number of natural hazards has resulted in numerous disasters in cities. The common approach to mitigate disasters is to enhance the inherent capabilities of cities to reduce their effects. Thus, in this study, indicators of urban resilience in China are proposed, including factors related to exposure and resilience management. The weight of each indicator was obtained using paired comparisons for the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The results show that the citizen structure, participation and preparation, adaptation and improvement are the three most influential elements of all factors affecting cities in China, with weights of 0.263, 0.220, and 0.256, representing 70% of the overall weights subjected to comparisons. The results obtained may provide reference for the assessment of disaster-resilient cities and could be used by local government as a tool to facilitate meaningful disaster-risk reduction and management.
