A Decision-Making Model for the Assessment of Emergency Response Capacity in China

Guanyu Chen, Tao Li and Liguo Fei ()
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Guanyu Chen: School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Tao Li: Smart State Governance Lab, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Liguo Fei: Smart State Governance Lab, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China

Mathematics, 2025, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-24

Abstract: Natural disasters and emergencies continue to increase in frequency and severity worldwide, necessitating robust emergency management (EM) systems and evaluation methodologies. This study addresses critical gaps in current emergency response capacity (ERC) evaluation frameworks by developing a comprehensive quantitative decision-making model to assess ERC more effectively. This research constructs a systematic ERC assessment framework based on the four phases of the disaster management cycle (DMC): prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. The methodology employs multi-criteria decision analysis to evaluate ERC using three distinct information representation environments: intuitionistic fuzzy (IF) sets, linguistic variables (LV), and a novel mixed IF-LV environment. For each environment, we derive appropriate aggregation operators, weight determination methods, and information fusion mechanisms. The proposed model was empirically validated through a case application to emergency plan selection in Shenzhen, China. A statistical analysis of results demonstrates high consistency across all three decision environments (IF, LV, and mixed IF-LV), confirming the model’s robustness and reliability. A sensitivity analysis of key parameters further validates the model’s stability. Results indicate that the proposed decision-making approach provides significant value for EM by enabling more objective, comprehensive, and flexible ERC assessment. The indicator system and evaluation methodology offer decision-makers (DMs) tools to quantitatively analyze ERC using various information expressions, accommodating both subjective judgments and objective metrics. This framework represents an important advancement in emergency preparedness assessment, supporting more informed decision-making in emergency planning and response capabilities.

Keywords: emergency response capacity; emergency management; integrated assessment; mixed information; MADM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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