Study On Population Resettlement Of Flood Detention Area In Dongting Lake

It is a unique feature that, in China, a large population resides and engaged in production activities in flood detention area. Coexistence of human and water in flood detention areas is a dilemmatic choice brought by historical conditions and economic scenes of China. Construction of engineering safety facilities has improved resident-transferring capacity of these areas. In case of flood detention, the residents could temporarily move onto safety platform or buildings, thus, realize less casualties and property losses. Certain social benefits and economic benefits as the engineering control measures might bring, it only mitigates life-threatening to the population in flood detention areas for some extents. And there's no fundamental change achieves for the long-term development of this population. At the present, Single-relocating Mode and Double-relocating Mode are adopted for the population resettlement in Dongting Lake flood detention areas. In the near-term, it provides working opportunities for the relocated population and safeguards their living and development through adjusting agricultural and industrial structures, large-scale production and by utilizing and developing land resources within the flood detention area; and in the long term, under the preconditions of full playing flood detention function and protected as wetlands in these areas, it calls for development of ecological tourism related industries, farthest realizing Space-providing for Water, and ultimately maintaining environmental and ecological balances. Population resettlement in flood detention areas is a complex and systematic undertakings, which calls for co-ordination from many aspects and various sections. Not only engineering control measures, but also lots of non-engineering measures, as well as, policy supports are required. The paper suggests the establishment of a specialized administrative agency for the flood detention areas. In time of controlling population growth within the flood detention area, and strictly controlling or forbidding new population moves into the flood detention area, local governments at all levels should adjust policies for improving the population quality, encourage population resettlement, and provide adequate employment and development opportunities for the relocated population. While it is unpractical that the government can supply all funds for the population resettlement of flood detention areas, it inevitably requires rational development and utilization of land resources within the flood detention areas. Therefore, by completing administration framework, adjusting industrial structure and fund accumulation, the paper suggests to build up long-standing mechanisms of flood detention compensation and social security system for the relocated population, as well setup of insurance fund for flood control of the flood detention area, and thus, realize harmonious coexistence and development of human, water and land.