Multiperiod Optimal Allocation of Emergency Resources in Support of Cross-Regional Disaster Sustainable Rescue

Yanyan Wang

doi:10.1007/s13753-021-00347-5

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Yanyan Wang. Multiperiod Optimal Allocation of Emergency Resources in Support of Cross-Regional Disaster Sustainable Rescue[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021, 12(3): 394-409. doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00347-5

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Yanyan Wang. Multiperiod Optimal Allocation of Emergency Resources in Support of Cross-Regional Disaster Sustainable Rescue[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021, 12(3): 394-409. doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00347-5

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Multiperiod Optimal Allocation of Emergency Resources in Support of Cross-Regional Disaster Sustainable Rescue

doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00347-5

Yanyan Wang^,

School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

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This work is supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China Grant Nos. 2020M670363 and 2020T130340, the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant Nos. 71790611 and 71774042, and the Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education of China Grant No. 20YJC630243.

Available Online: 2021-12-25
Publish Date: 2021-12-25

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Abstract

Cross-regional allocation is necessary for the rational utilization and optimal allocation of resources. It is also the key to effective and sustainable disaster relief. Existing research, however, generally centers on emergency resource allocation only within territories or regions. This article proposes a multiperiod allocation optimization model for emergency resources based on regional selfrescue and cross-regional collaborative rescue efforts. The model targets the shortest delivery time and lowest allocation costs as its efficiency goals and the maximum coverage rate of resource allocation in the disaster-affected locations as its equity goal. An objective weighting fuzzy algorithm based on two-dimensional Euclidean distance is designed to solve the proposed model. A case study based on the Wenchuan Earthquake of 12 May 2008 was conducted to validate the proposed model. The results indicate that our proposed model allows for optimal, multiperiod cross-regional resource allocation by combining interterritorial and nearby allocation principles. Cross-regional relief makes resource allocation more equitable, minimizes dissatisfaction, and prevents losses. Different decision preferences appear to significantly affect the choice of resource allocation scheme employed, which provides flexibility for decision making in different emergencies.
- Cross-regional collaborative rescue,
- Efficiency and equity,
- Emergency resource allocation,
- Multiperiod allocation,
- Wenchuan Earthquake

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