Urban Resources Selection and Allocation for Emergency Shelters: In a Multi-Hazard Environment

Wei Chen, Guofang Zhai, Chongqiang Ren, Yijun Shi and Jianxin Zhang
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Wei Chen: School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
Guofang Zhai: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Chongqiang Ren: College of Economics, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou 730030, China
Yijun Shi: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Jianxin Zhang: School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-17

Abstract: This study explores how emergency shelters can adapt to a multi-hazard environment by geographic information system (GIS) and takes Guangzhou as a case for analysis. The physical suitability of the overall urban resources was first assessed by aiming to select the suitable resources and safe locations for emergency shelters in the context of multiple disasters. Afterward, by analyzing the scale and spatial distribution of affected areas and populations under different types of disaster scenarios, the demand for different kinds of shelters were predicted. Lastly, taking into account the coverage of the affected people, shelters were allocated according to different conditions in the districts. This work will hopefully provide a reference for the construction of emergency shelters and help form emergency operations in order to mitigate the impact of hazards. The issues identified in the study need to be further studied in medium or small-scale cities.

Keywords: multi-hazard environment; urban resource; emergency shelter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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