Emergency Capacity of Small Towns to Endure Sudden Environmental Pollution Accidents: Construction and Application of an Evaluation Model
| Autor: | Yadong Wang, Delu Wang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Process (engineering)
Computer science Analytic network process media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies TJ807-830 Environmental pollution 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering GE1-350 media_common 021110 strategic defence & security studies Warning system Emergency management Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry small towns evaluation model Interdependence Environmental sciences sudden environmental pollution accident Harm Risk analysis (engineering) analytic network process method Preparedness 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing emergency capacity business |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 10 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 5511, p 5511 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13105511 |
| Popis: | Sudden environmental pollution accidents (SEPAs) in small towns are characterized by high uncertainty, complex evolution, and fast spread speed, and they cause serious harm to a wide geographic range. Thus, SEPAs greatly challenge the emergency management systems of enterprises and governments. Therefore, improving the emergency capacity of small towns (ECST) to withstand SEPAs deserves more attention. In this study, the evolution mechanism of SEPAs is systematically analyzed, revealing the interactions among various situational elements in the SEPA occurrence process. Then, an evaluation index system of the ECST response to SEPAs is constructed based on four dimensions: monitoring and early warning capacity, preparedness and mitigation capacity, response, and recovery capacity. The system includes 68 indicators and covers the key stages of the SEPA life cycle. Finally, an evaluation model of the ECST to SEPAs is proposed based on the analytic network process method, and the small town of Jiangyin City is selected as a case study for empirical evaluation. The proposed evaluation model considers the interactions and interdependent feedback between indexes, effectively improving the accuracy and scientific nature of the evaluation results. Thus, this model provides a solid decision-making reference for governments and a quantitative theoretical basis for the formulation of measures targeted at SEPAs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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