Seismic Resilience Indices for 12 Western Chinese Provinces, 2000-2024

A 157.4% increase in the mean regional seismic resilience index from 0.115 to 0.296 is measured for 12 western Chinese provinces between 2000 and 2024. Bowen Tang constructed this dataset using an evaluation index system covering economic, population, infrastructure, and governance dimensions, applying entropy weighting and machine learning methods. The data reveals widening interprovincial disparities and a spatial pattern of higher resilience in the southwest and lower in the northwest.

Use Cases

• Modeling spatiotemporal evolution of regional resilience based on index scores from 2000 to 2024
• Identifying key explanatory factors for seismic resilience using the Random Forest model's identified variables like fixed asset investment
• Analyzing disparities in governance resilience, which received the highest entropy weight (0.473) and exhibited the largest internal gap
• Conducting sensitivity analysis on resilience indices using the supplementary equal-weight method described
• Formulating differentiated policy for resilience zones (leading, key enhancement, foundational strengthening) based on the measured indices

Strengths

• Covers a 25-year time series from 2000 to 2024 for longitudinal analysis
• Includes a comprehensive evaluation index system with four dimensions: economic, population, infrastructure, and governance
• Model results are validated, with the Random Forest model achieving a high predictive accuracy (R² = 0.920)
• A supplementary equal-weight sensitivity analysis confirms the stability of the main results

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is limited to 12 provinces in Western China, which may limit generalizability

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Bowen Tang

Collection Method

Constructed using an evaluation index system, measured with entropy weighting and a weighted sum model, and analyzed with Gaussian Kernel Density Estimation and machine learning methods.

Time Range

2000 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 05:40:30; freshness should be verified

Geography

12 provinces in Western China