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Impact matrix of supply-side losses and demand-side losses by sector in the Yangtze River Economic Zone region (2020)
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China is an extremely sensitive nation severely impacted by global climate change, with frequent floods in the Yangtze River Economic Zone causing severe socioeconomic losses and ecological and environmental issues. To investigate the potential industry-related economic losses and comprehensive hazards of flooding in the Yangtze River Economic Zone...
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... This method has a strong mathematical theoretical foundation, making it more objective and scientifically grounded. Many scholars have employed objective weighting methods to assess risk or vulnerability [23][24][25] . In recent years, machine learning models have also been applied to risk assessments in addition to the entropy weight method 26 . ...
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