Construction of emergency management system for fatal environmental pollution accidents in China

Abstract

Currently, China's rapidly developing economy as well as increasingly expanding urbanization and industrialization gives birth to not only prosperity but also many hidden troubles, among which are fatal environmental pollution accidents (FEPAs) caused during the manufacturing process. Frequent FEPAs have seriously threatened the economic development and personal security and restricted the sustainable development in China. To respond to frequent FEPAs in China, the authors analyzed the inducements to FEPAs and identified the responsibilities of environmental protection departments. Furthermore, the authors put forward a basic framework for emergency management system (EMS) by reference to the successful experiences overseas and proposed some suggestions. © 2009 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.