Community emergency management policy in China using a policy text tool

Area of Science:

• Public Policy
• Disaster Management
• Community Studies

Background:

• The Community Emergency Management Policy (CEMP) system in China is crucial for enhancing community resilience and sustainable development.
• Systematic analysis of CEMP's current status and challenges is vital for policy improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

• To systematically analyze the status and problems of China's CEMP system.
• To propose practical suggestions for policy formulation and enhancement.
• To improve community emergency management capabilities and promote sustainable development.

Main Methods:

• Utilized a two-dimensional analysis framework of "policy tools-policy objectives".
• Employed content analysis and social network analysis.
• Quantitatively analyzed national-level CEMP texts from 2004 to 2024.

Main Results:

• The CEMP system in China has largely taken shape.
• Identified issues include uneven policy tool usage, unbalanced internal policy tool structure, significant gaps in policy objective elements, and suboptimal adaptability between tools and objectives.

Conclusions:

• The CEMP system requires improvement in policy tool application and objective alignment.
• Recommendations include optimizing policy tool structure and usage, deepening CEMP objective reform, and enhancing tool-objective adaptability.