Considerations on Improving the Comprehensive Management of Urban Emergency Responses and Mitigation of Disasters

Abstract

In China, the comprehensive management system for emergency responses and the mitigation of disasters in urban areas in the true sense started from the 1990s. The urban disaster emergency response mechanism has been attracting an increasing amount of attention from relevant provincial and municipal security departments since the “Ten-Year National Event Regarding the Reduction and Mitigation of Disasters” initiated by the UN. The research and design of emergency strategies for domestic and overseas public security crises has topped the agenda of general urban security assurance, particularly after the “9.11” attacks. On the basis of practical experience in everyday security in combination with on-site investigations, this paper offers suggestions for improving the general management of emergency reduction and the mitigation of disasters in urban areas in China.