The Mechanism of Social Organization Participation in Natural Hazards Emergency Relief: A Case Study Based on the Social Network Analysis

Yingxin Chen, Jing Zhang, Pandu R. Tadikamalla and Lei Zhou
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Yingxin Chen: School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
Jing Zhang: School of Information Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
Pandu R. Tadikamalla: Joseph M.Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Lei Zhou: School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 21, 1-20

Abstract: The uncertainty and complexity of natural hazards put forward new requirements for emergency management systems. In order to deal with natural hazards effectively, it is important to build a cooperative network between government organizations and social organizations. The social network analysis method is adopted, the April 2013 Ya’an China earthquake is taken as a case study, the institutionalized emergency organization network before the disaster and the actual response organization network after the disaster are analyzed, and centrality, between centrality, closeness centrality and core-periphery are calculated. Through qualitative and quantitative research, the functions of social organization in the process of natural hazards emergency relief are revealed, the role orientation of social organization in the emergency management network is analyzed, and the influence factors of the social organization participation in the natural hazards relief is pointed out. Research results will help to promote the cooperation between social organization and government, and improve the efficiency of natural hazards emergency relief.

Keywords: natural hazards; emergency relief; social network analysis; public participation; social organization; participation mechanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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