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people. Emergencies do not only cause huge casualties and economic loss, but also reflect the underlying problems in the
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operation of social systems. Moreover, it
After the disaster of debris flow in
changes the value of the society members
2010, Rio decided to set up Center of
to a certain degree. Faced with various
Operation Rio (COR). COR assumes the
emergencies which still keep popping up,
following three functions: prevention and
the government should act as the core,
management of risks, city operation and
either in prevention and early warning
large scale events. This is a successful
or the response to the emergency as
exploration involving trans-department
well as the afterward restoration and
cooperation in city governance.
reconstruction. But in dealing with the emergency, the government might not be
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able to do all things on its own such as
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removing hazards, controlling the signs
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of danger, monitoring the situation and
The development and application
conducting reconversion. Most resources the government needs come from other governments or departments, enterprises and social forces. Whether or not these different forces can aggregate to form a resultant force against emergencies mostly relies on whether the government can effectively coordinate these subjects and their related resources. In a word, this depends on the coordination capability of the government. It is a pressing problem for the municipal government to adopt emergency measures and coordinate with all parties when facing with unexpected disasters.
▥ COR manages city’s traffic