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.
Highlights
In recent years, the frequent occurrence of natural hazards has caused great losses to people’s lives and property, and natural hazards always cascade to cause disasters [1]
The ‘social organization’ adopted in this paper refers to the various forms of organizations that are spontaneously established by different social strata in the process of social transformation, to some extent, which are characterized by non-profit, non-governmental and social characteristics
The results show that the environment of spontaneous volunteering in social crises differs from that in natural hazards situations
Summary
The frequent occurrence of natural hazards has caused great losses to people’s lives and property, and natural hazards always cascade to cause disasters [1]. The participation of social organization in natural hazards emergency relief has two sides: On the one hand, the participation of social organization can make up for the functional defects of government. April 2013 Ya’an China earthquake, analysis the mechanism of social organization participation in natural hazards emergency relief, we specific analysis the multi-organization cooperation network, social organization’s function and role, and the influence factors of social organization function.
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