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In this timely book about the current state of research and practice of emergency management in China, the authors take as their basic premises that we now live in a risk society and that our collective ability to deal with disasters and their aftermath is more important than ever. Set within a multi-disciplinary framework that places risk, disaster and crisis, the three phases of emergency management, on an analytical continuum, and drawing on empirical data obtained through surveys, observations, and interviews, the study not only provides a thorough overview of recent progress in our theoretical understanding of the subject but also offers insights on how scientifically informed policies can improve the way emergency management is done in China.

China's Emergency Management: Theory, Practice and Policy

A Comprehensive Analytical Framework of Risks, Disasters and Crisis.- Implementation of Analytical Framework of Risks, Disaster and Crisis--A instance of Mass Incidents and their Governance.- Perception, Amplification and Communication: Case studies of Risks on Food Safety.- Operation Mechanisms, Performance Constrains and Management Optimization of China Emergency plan--Case study on Highway Emergency Plan.- Policy Framework of Emergency Response Capability Assessment for Local Government--Case Study on Shenzhen City's Practice of Emergency Response Assessment Policy.- Chronic Task of Emergency Governance, Disaster Mitigation and Sustaining Social Stability.- Develop and Improve Emergency Response Systems with Chinese Characters.- Extensive promotion of risk management.- Improve Environmental Risk Management, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Policy.- Social Risk and Prevention.- Changing the Safety Supervision Regime from "Single Subject" to " Multiple Participation"-Case Study in Food Safety.- Improve Accountability System, Especially Risk Accountability.- References.- Postscript.