企业减灾备灾行为真的能减少灾害损失吗?——关于企业灾害管理规划的重要性分析

Do Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Reduce Physical Damage to Businesses in Disasters? Critical Role of Business Disaster Planning

本文在企业灾害管理规划,企业减灾备灾活动以及这些准备措施对于企业减少灾害的影响这几个方面进行了新的研究。2008年9月＂艾克＂飓风袭击了美国得克萨斯州加尔维斯顿地区,在飓风后的七个月,我们对当地企业进行了调研。与以往的研究不同的是,本次研究发现,企业进行灾害管理规划有助于企业减灾备灾行动的实施,更重要的是,这些举措将有效地降低企业的受灾程度。

This paper provides fresh evidence on the status o f business disaster planning, mitigation, and preparedness, and the effectiveness of these activities onloss reduction. Data from a survey of businesses in Galveston C o u nty , Texas conducted 7 month after Hurricane Ike struck the area in September 2008 were analyzed. Different from previous studies, the study results showed that disasterplanning by businesses significantly promoted the adoption and implementation of hazani mitigation and preparedness actions, and most importantly, disaster planning and the adoption of mitigation and preparedness measures significantly reduced physical damage to businesses.