Study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area: a case study of Chaya County, Xizang

Abstract As one of the regions with frequent engineering construction and frequent geological disasters, the alpine gorge area of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is of great significance for its environmental risk assessment. This paper takes Chaya County in the region as the research object, combined wi...

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Main Authors: Zheng Fei, Xin Zhang, Guichuan Liu, Huihong Xu, Yu Chen, Baoxian Liu, Mika Sillanpää, Wenwu Zhong, Tao Li, Xin Yang
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86049-0
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Xin Zhang
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Wenwu Zhong
Tao Li
Xin Yang
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description Abstract As one of the regions with frequent engineering construction and frequent geological disasters, the alpine gorge area of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is of great significance for its environmental risk assessment. This paper takes Chaya County in the region as the research object, combined with the essential data survey, using remote sensing images and a geographic information system (GIS) platform to carry out spatial statistics and analyze common geological disasters in the study area. Based on this, the SMOTE-Tomek-random forest (STRF) geological disaster evaluation model and the information method model were used to explore the impact of engineering construction on the susceptibility and vulnerability of geological disasters in the Alpine Canyon area. The results show that small geological disasters are mainly distributed in the study area, accounting for 67.95%; the vulnerability zoning of geological disasters in the study area is mainly low vulnerability area and low vulnerability area. Among them, the high vulnerability area accounts for 3.2%, and the high vulnerability area accounts for 9.86%. From the perspective of administrative regions, the vulnerability values of Yanduo Town, Xiangdui Town, and Jitang Town are higher, which is consistent with the distribution law regarding hidden danger points of geological disasters. Based on the STRF susceptibility model and the traditional random forest susceptibility model, the AUC values are all above 0.9. In the test set and training set, the accuracy of the STRF model is slightly reduced. However, the interpretability of the address disaster model in the Alpine Gorge area is enhanced. The region’s susceptibility area is the highest, accounting for 50.59, 46.96, and 38.74%, respectively. The project’s construction has increased the geological disaster-prone areas in the study area by 183.21 and 38.9 km2, respectively. The results show that the STRF model is feasible in assessing geological disaster susceptibility in the Alpine Canyon area.
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spelling doaj-art-fd9b3f9ef5b14d6bb2b57cc1749f9a0a2025-08-20T01:51:27ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115112510.1038/s41598-025-86049-0Study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area: a case study of Chaya County, XizangZheng Fei0Xin Zhang1Guichuan Liu2Huihong Xu3Yu Chen4Baoxian Liu5Mika Sillanpää6Wenwu Zhong7Tao Li8Xin Yang9School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xihua UniversitySchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xihua UniversitySchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xihua UniversitySchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xihua UniversitySchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xihua UniversitySchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xihua UniversityLaboratory of Green Chemistry, Lappeenranta University of TechnologyCollege of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of TechnologyCollege of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of TechnologyPingwu County Housing and Urban-Rural Development BureauAbstract As one of the regions with frequent engineering construction and frequent geological disasters, the alpine gorge area of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is of great significance for its environmental risk assessment. This paper takes Chaya County in the region as the research object, combined with the essential data survey, using remote sensing images and a geographic information system (GIS) platform to carry out spatial statistics and analyze common geological disasters in the study area. Based on this, the SMOTE-Tomek-random forest (STRF) geological disaster evaluation model and the information method model were used to explore the impact of engineering construction on the susceptibility and vulnerability of geological disasters in the Alpine Canyon area. The results show that small geological disasters are mainly distributed in the study area, accounting for 67.95%; the vulnerability zoning of geological disasters in the study area is mainly low vulnerability area and low vulnerability area. Among them, the high vulnerability area accounts for 3.2%, and the high vulnerability area accounts for 9.86%. From the perspective of administrative regions, the vulnerability values of Yanduo Town, Xiangdui Town, and Jitang Town are higher, which is consistent with the distribution law regarding hidden danger points of geological disasters. Based on the STRF susceptibility model and the traditional random forest susceptibility model, the AUC values are all above 0.9. In the test set and training set, the accuracy of the STRF model is slightly reduced. However, the interpretability of the address disaster model in the Alpine Gorge area is enhanced. The region’s susceptibility area is the highest, accounting for 50.59, 46.96, and 38.74%, respectively. The project’s construction has increased the geological disaster-prone areas in the study area by 183.21 and 38.9 km2, respectively. The results show that the STRF model is feasible in assessing geological disaster susceptibility in the Alpine Canyon area.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86049-0Geological hazardsGISSMOTE-Tomek-RFSusceptibility assessmentVulnerability assessmentAlpine and canyon areas
spellingShingle Zheng Fei
Xin Zhang
Guichuan Liu
Huihong Xu
Yu Chen
Baoxian Liu
Mika Sillanpää
Wenwu Zhong
Tao Li
Xin Yang
Study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area: a case study of Chaya County, Xizang
Scientific Reports
Geological hazards
GIS
SMOTE-Tomek-RF
Susceptibility assessment
Vulnerability assessment
Alpine and canyon areas
title Study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area: a case study of Chaya County, Xizang
title_full Study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area: a case study of Chaya County, Xizang
title_fullStr Study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area: a case study of Chaya County, Xizang
title_full_unstemmed Study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area: a case study of Chaya County, Xizang
title_short Study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area: a case study of Chaya County, Xizang
title_sort study on the impact of engineering construction on environmental risk assessment in alpine canyon area a case study of chaya county xizang
topic Geological hazards
GIS
SMOTE-Tomek-RF
Susceptibility assessment
Vulnerability assessment
Alpine and canyon areas
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86049-0
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