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Urban Agglomeration Coordination for Emergency Resources Allocation: A Supernetwork Structure Perspective

Zhu Li1,2, Cao Jie2   

  1. 1. Institute of Climate Change & Public Policy, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044;
    2. School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044
  • Received:2012-09-24 Published:2015-07-31

Abstract:

Considering the complex characteristics of urban agglomeration emergency coordination from pre-disaster to post-disaster, as well as the interaction among resources allocation, physical connection intensity and social relationship level, a supernetwork structure is constructed, consisting of physical connections network, resources allocation network and social relations network. The supernetwork is used to express the urban agglomeration coordination system for emergency resources allocation under major unexpected events. By identifying key problems and difficulties of urban agglomeration emergency coordination from the supernetwork perspective, some quantified feasible solutions are proposed. Finally, the 2007 cyanobacteria break-out of Taihu Lake is taken as an example to verify the effectiveness of the proposed supernetwork methodology, which provides a new theoretical exploration for constructing an effective regional emergency system.

Key words: emergency management, urban agglomeration, supernetwork, regional joint action, resource allocation