ABSTRACT The community resilience needed for effective disaster response and recovery depends in part on robust cross-sector, interorganizational networks, but differences among networked stakeholders can make building community resilience difficult. Local emergency planning committees (LEPCs) may help by acting as risk communication infrastructure. LEPCs help conduct emergency chemical hazards planning and support the public's right-to-know about those hazards. Focusing on an LEPC situated in a major U.S. petrochemical corridor, this study surveyed LEPC stakeholders (N = 171) to investigate their perceptions of a hypothetical hazardous materials (HazMat) incident and their planning and response networks, comparing differences among agency and non-agency stakeholders. Respondents reported being part of robust planning and response networks, indicative of capacity for community resilience. Stakeholders' involvement in planning efforts was associated with their perceptions of the HazMat incident and their networks. This study provides evidence for the efficacy and limits of the LEPC as risk communication infrastructure.

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风险沟通基础设施和社区应变能力：参与规划是否建立了跨部门的规划和响应网络？

摘要有效的灾难响应和恢复所需的社区应变能力部分取决于强大的跨部门，组织间网络，但是联网的利益相关者之间的差异可能会使建立社区应变能力变得困难。地方应急计划委员会（LEPC）可以通过充当风险沟通基础设施来提供帮助。LEPC帮助进行紧急化学危害计划，并支持公众了解这些危害的知情权。本研究针对位于美国主要石化走廊的LEPC，对LEPC利益相关者（N = 171）进行了调查，以调查他们对假设的有害物质（HazMat）事件及其计划和响应网络的看法，比较机构与非机构之间的差异利益相关者。受访者报告说是强大的计划和响应网络的一部分，表示社区抵御能力的能力。利益相关者参与计划工作与他们对HazMat事件及其网络的看法有关。这项研究为LEPC作为风险沟通基础设施的功效和局限性提供了证据。