Interorganizational Relations for Disaster Preparedness

关于常规作业期间的应急准备的研究很少。大多数研究集中于灾后时期的即时反应，但事前联系模式对于理解应对行动很重要。需要进行研究，准确描述通常建立的跨职能领域的社区备灾多组织网络，如搜索和救援、食物供应、医疗用品储备、公共庇护所、以及动员志愿者和其他应急人员。这项研究的目标是通过加深和完善对组织如何共同工作的理解来加强备灾。这项研究将研究密苏里州圣路易斯市备灾网络中产生组织间关系模式的潜在过程，该地区面临包括地震在内的多种灾害的风险。这项研究的经验性重点将放在谈判制度上，该制度是一些组织为满足灾害受害者的需要而确定资源和责任的基础。这项研究对美国面临自然灾害威胁的大城市地区具有借鉴意义。

There is very little research on emergency preparedness during periods of routine operations. Most studies concentrate on the immediate response during post-impact disaster periods but pre-event linkage patterns are important for understanding response actions. Research is needed that accurately describes the normally established multiorganizational networks of community preparedness across functional areas such as search and rescue, food provision, medical supply stockpiles, public shelters, and mobilization of volunteers in conjunction with other emergency personnel. The goal of this research is to strengthen disaster preparedness by deepening and refining the understanding of how organization work together. The study will examine the underlying processes producing the patterns of interorganizational relations in the preparedness network of St. Louis, Missouri, an area which is at risk to many types of hazards including earthquakes. The empirical focus of the study will be on the system of negotiations that underlie the definitions of resources and responsibilities among a sample of organizations for meeting the needs of disaster victims. The study has implications for large urban areas in the U.S. threatened by natural hazards.