Optimization of Emergency Stockpiles Site Selection for Major Disasters in the Qinghai Plateau, China

Hanmei Li, Fenggui Liu (), Qiang Zhou, Weidong Ma, Fuchang Zhao, Shengpeng Zhang, Bin Li and Tengyue Zhang
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Hanmei Li: College of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Fenggui Liu: College of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Qiang Zhou: College of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Weidong Ma: College of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Fuchang Zhao: College of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Shengpeng Zhang: College of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Bin Li: College of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Tengyue Zhang: College of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: The Qinghai Plateau has a complex geographical environment and vast amounts of land with a sparse population, dispersed settlements, and a low traffic density. In the face of major disasters, the rational layout of emergency material reserve warehouses is crucial for reducing disaster losses, ensuring regional stability, and quickly restoring production and life. This paper starts by considering the rationality and timeliness of the location selection of provincial emergency material reserve warehouses, considering the distance costs of emergency material transportation on the Qinghai Plateau. By using a traffic accessibility analysis model combined with a location–allocation model and an L-A maximum coverage model, this study optimizes the location selection of emergency material reserve warehouses on the Qinghai Plateau. The research results show the following: (1) On the basis of the existing Golmud Depot and Chengxi Depot in Qinghai Province, it is necessary to add four more depots, i.e., the Yushu Depot, Gande Depot, Ping’an Depot, and Tongde Depot, to achieve the timely and efficient supply of emergency materials. (2) After the optimization, the layout of the six provincial emergency material reserve warehouses can achieve full coverage of Qinghai Province within 8 h in the event of major disasters, increasing the coverage by 20% compared to the original layout; the new plan allows for emergency material transportation to cover 87% of Qinghai Province within 4 h, an increase of 28% compared to before. (3) The optimized location selection plan for emergency material reserve warehouses saves 139 min of time costs, and the transportation efficiency is increased by 46% compared to the previous plan. The optimized location selection plan for emergency material reserve warehouses is instructive for the construction of emergency material reserve warehouses on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.

Keywords: major disasters; emergency material reserve; location selection; Qinghai Plateau (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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