China Safety Science Journal ›› 2021, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 8-17.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn 1003-3033.2021.01.002

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Grassroots grid emergency governance: main challenges and improvement paths

XU Shuhua1,2, CHAN Kinsun3, QI Hui1,2   

  1. 1 School of Economics and Management, North China University of Science and Technology, Sanhe Hebei 065201, China;
    2 Emergency Management Research Center, North China University of Science and Technology, Sanhe Hebei 065201, China;
    3 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
  • Received:2020-10-13 Revised:2020-12-02 Online:2021-01-28 Published:2021-07-28

Abstract: In order to enhance grassroots′ capabilities in handling emergency, and improve their grid emergency management, with emergency prevention and control of COVID-19 as a reference, residents′ recognition on grassroots grid management ability was evaluated at three stages, namely before, in the middle and after crisis by adopting case study and web survey. Then, roles and effects of different entities in emergency management as well as problems of the system were identified before improvement path was found. The results show that there are some problems in preparedness, and it is high time to develop a co-governance body of grid emergency management among local government, corporate, community, and residents. Thus, a well structured emergency governance capability model with diversified governance entities and full governance methods can be established, which can effectively resolve the predicament of lack of grid emergency management capabilities at grassroots level

Key words: grassroots grid, emergency governance, corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emergencies, recognition, co-governance

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