北宋地方灾害评估系统

灾害评估是灾害赈救管理的重要环节,北宋时期,人们已经认识到灾害评估的重要作用,在许多环节上进行了尝试,并制定出了报荒、检覆、行政监督等一系列较为详尽的办法,为灾害管理提供了重要依据。文章从灾害学的角度,对北宋时地方灾害评估体系进行论述,勾勒出这一体系的运作流程,并对其效果进行探讨。

Local Calamities Assessment System in Northern Song Dynasty

Calamity assessment is an important part of calamity rescue and administration. Its importance has been realized since Northern Song Dynasty. People at that time made attempts in many respects and worked out a series of detailed methods, such as reporting, checking and administratively supervising calamities and so on, which have provided the important evidence for calamity administration. From the aspect of calamity, this paper first gives an account of local calamities assessment system in Northern Song Dynasty, and then illustrates its operation process and further discusses the effects it has produced.