Assessment on the social vulnerability to flood is of guiding importance to the disaster reduction, deci- sion-making and early warning in flood-stricken areas. According to the socio-economic data of Jingzhou city, we established an assessment index system involving 32 indicators in terms of population, economy, employment, edu- cation, land use and housing conditions, transportation and communication, and disaster management. Through factor analysis, we determined five main factors, namely, comprehensive economy, agriculture and population, r...
