Poo, Mark Ching-Pong and Zhang, Wen and Kamalian, Leila and Wang, Tianni and Lau, Yui-yip and Xu, Tina Ziting (2024) Resilience of Chinese Ports to Tropical Cyclones: Operational Efficiency and Strategic Importance. Climate, 12 (12). p. 214. ISSN 2225-1154
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Abstract
This study evaluated the resilience of five major Chinese ports—Shanghai, Tsingtao, Shenzhen, Xiamen, and Qinzhou—against the impacts of tropical cyclones. These ports, as integral global maritime supply chain nodes, face rising vulnerabilities from climate-related disruptions such as typhoons, sea-level rise, and extreme temperature fluctuations. Employing a resilience assessment framework, this study integrated climate and operational data to gauge how cyclone-induced events affect port performance, infrastructure, and economic stability. Multi-centrality analysis and the Borda count method were applied to assess each port’s strategic importance and operational efficiency under cyclone exposure. The findings highlight variations in resilience across the ports, with Shanghai and Tsingtao showing heightened risk due to their critical roles within international logistics networks. This study suggests strategies like strengthening infrastructure, improving emergency responses, and adopting climate-resilient policies to make China’s ports more sustainable and resilient to climate threats. This research offers actionable insights for policymakers and port authorities, contributing to a more climate-resilient maritime logistics framework.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information and Comments: | © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Business, Law and Criminology > Liverpool Hope Business School |
| Depositing User: | Ching Pong Poo |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2024 09:56 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Dec 2024 09:56 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4491 |
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