THEORY AND PRACTICE FOR COMPILING THE ATLAS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN CHINA

作     者：Wang Jingai(Department of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Bejing Normal University, Beijing 100875 People’s Republic of China) 

出 版 物：《Journal of Geographical Sciences》 (地理学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：1994年第4卷第Z2期

页      面：103-111页

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学科分类：081603[工学-地图制图学与地理信息工程] 07[理学] 08[工学] 070503[理学-地图学与地理信息系统] 0705[理学-地理学] 0816[工学-测绘科学与技术] 

主　　题：atlas compilation natural disaster theory practice 

摘      要：This article inquires into theoretical and practical problems on compilation of an atlas of regional natural disasters. (1) The basic theory of compiling an atlas of regional disasters has been founded on the combination of the sciences of disasters, cartography and regional geogrphy. The content structure of a regional disaster atlas should be composed of at least the following five parts:hazard-formative environments and hazard-affected bodies,hazards, disaster effects, monitoring and warning system for natural disasters, and countermeasures for natural disaster reduction. (2) Contents of cartographic design of a regional disaster atlas should be composed of at least the following five parts: base map system, cartographic representation, Symbol System, color system, map edition and map layout system. (3) Based on theory and cartographic design of compiling an atlas of regional disaster, the Atlas of Natural Disater in China, which reveals objectively the temporal and spaial pattern of regional natural disasters of China,has been compiled and published.