Assessing vulnerability and adaptation responses to rainfall-related landslides in China, a case study of Enshi Prefecture in Hubei Province

Based on the questionnaire inquiring for landslide disaster of Enshi Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei province, the biophysical, socio-economic, experience, and emergency preparedness and adaptation strategies to disasters characteristics are classified by using SPSS cluster analysis method. It aims to ascertain landslide prone areas in China and assess their vulnerability to flooding and landslide. The results of the cluster analysis of the survey data generated three clusters, high vulnerable-traditional farmers, medium vulnerable-large economical farmers and low vulnerable-commercial and less-farm. The local government should take some accurate and effective measures to protect people and their property from destroying from rainfall-related landslide.