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Disaster Risk Reduction in Mexico

Methodologies, Case Studies, and Prospective Views

  • Provides multiple solutions to mitigate damages pre-disaster, during the disaster, and post-disaster
  • Includes case studies from Mexico that are helpful to other societies with similar socio-economic structures
  • Discovers how to elaborate a Continuity Business Plan and to improve resiliency

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Before the Disaster

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Most Frequent Natural Disasters and Their Tendency in Mexico from a Perspective Based on Humanitarian Logistics

      • Hugo Romero-Montoya, Diana Sánchez-Partida, José-Luis Martínez-Flores, Patricia Cano-Olivos
      Pages 3-36
    3. An Analysis of Inventory Levels on Humanitarian Relief for Vulnerable Municipalities of Puebla, Mexico

      • Paola Tapia Muñoz, Diana Sánchez-Partida, Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales, Patricia Cano-Olivos
      Pages 37-54
    4. Location of a Regional Humanitarian Response Depot (RHRD) in Puebla, Mexico Using an Analytical Hierarchical Process

      • Diana Sánchez-Partida, Brenda López-Durán, José-Luis Martínez-Flores, Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales
      Pages 55-79
    5. Selection of Humanitarian Response Distribution Centers (HRDC) in Puebla, Mexico

      • Martha Bello-Garduño, Diana Sánchez-Partida, José-Luis Martínez-Flores, Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales
      Pages 81-98
    6. Findings in Medicine Forecast in Cases of Hydrometeorological Phenomenon in Chiapas, Mexico

      • Paola Jiménez-Alonso, Diana Sánchez-Partida, Patricia Cano-Olivos, José-Luis Martínez-Flores
      Pages 99-115
    7. Strategic Location of a Logistics Cluster for Exporting Humanitarian Aid and Distributing Internally in Case of Emergency

      • Daniel-Alejandro Fernandez-Barajas, Diana Sánchez-Partida, Patricia Cano-Olivos, Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales
      Pages 117-138
  3. During the Disaster

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
    2. 19S Earthquake in Puebla, Mexico: Intervention of the Different Actors in Humanitarian Aid

      • Meredith-Janeth Fon-Galvez, Diana Sánchez-Partida, Damián-Emilio Gibaja-Romero, Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales
      Pages 141-167
    3. Optimization Model to Locate Pre-positioned Warehouses and Establish Humanitarian Aid Inventory Levels

      • Erika Barojas-Payán, Diana Sánchez-Partida, Damián Emilio Gibaja-Romero, José Luis Martínez-Flores, Mauricio Cabrera-Rios
      Pages 169-192
    4. A Hybrid Capacitated Multi-facility Location Model for Pre-positioning Warehouses and Inventories in Regions at Risk in Mexico

      • Erika Barojas-Payán, Diana Sánchez-Partida, Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales, José-Luis Martínez-Flores
      Pages 193-221
    5. Risk Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Systems to Supply Survival Kits in Search-and-Rescue (SAR) Operations

      • Diana Sánchez-Partida, Georgina G. Rosas-Guevara, José Luis Martínez-Flores, Azgad Casiano-Ramos
      Pages 223-244
    6. Donation Management in Disaster Relief Operations: A Survey

      • Irais Mora-Ochomogo, Marco Serrato, Jaime Mora-Vargas, Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei, Isabel Serrato
      Pages 245-261
    7. Reliable Network Design: Case Study

      • Fabiola Regis-Hernández, Jaime Mora-Vargas, Angel Ruíz, Diana Sánchez-Partida
      Pages 263-288
  4. After the Disaster

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289
    2. The Design of a Humanitarian Aid Assignment Mechanism in the Post-disaster Stage

      • Damián-Emilio Gibaja-Romero, Diana Sánchez-Partida
      Pages 291-311
  5. Ways to Create Resilience in the Economic Activities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 313-313
    2. Disaster Resilience Index in the Agricultural Sector in the State of Mexico

      • Diana Sánchez-Partida, Alejandro Monterroso-Rivas, María-del-Carmen Ferruzca-Albarrán
      Pages 315-328
    3. Development of a Resilience Strategy for a Supply Chain of a Tool Manufacturer

      • Ricardo Hernandez-Zitlalpopoca, Diana Sánchez-Partida, Patricia Cano-Olivos, Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales
      Pages 329-362

About this book

This book recognizes Mexico's effects and challenges in a natural disaster and offers empirical risk-reduction methods in critical cases. 

The proposals considered here include real and detailed analysis, a set of models, frameworks, strategies, and findings in the three stages of the disaster (before–during–after).

This book:

  1. describes the methodology to find secure locations for the Regional Humanitarian Response Depot;
  2. offers recommendations for the sites and creation of an Export Logistics Cluster;
  3. shows how to use available technology and information to locate volunteers in the right spots
  4. describes mathematical models to help to allocate procedure of resources for restoring the affected community
  5. and proposes actions to create resilience in the country's main economic sectors, including agriculture and industry.

The processes applied at recent disasters such as the 19S earthquake and their results are usedas case studies, identifying possibilities for further improvement. The book also describes new trends for Mexico due to climate change and makes suggestions for mitigating future disasters. 

The proposals are also replicable to other highly populated societies with similar socio-economic structures. Finally, this book is the basis for generating more innovative recommendations by researchers, graduate students, academics, professionals, and practitioners to obtain better planning and better collaboration between all the humanitarian chain actors. 

This book intends to be of interest as a fundamental tool for decision-makers, governments, non-governmental organizations, and enterprises.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), Puebla, Mexico

    Diana Sánchez-Partida, José-Luis Martínez-Flores, Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales, Patricia Cano-Olivos

About the authors

Diana Sánchez-Partida is Professor–Researcher and Academic Director of the Postgraduate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) in Mexico. Sánchez-Partida is the leader of the Humanitarian Logistics Group in the same institution. She received a Ph.D. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. She has been granted a doctorate and post-doctorate scholarship by CONACyT. Since 2018, she has been a member of the National Council of Researchers (SNI level 1) in Mexico.  Her research areas of interest are Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian Logistics, Resilience in Economic Activities, and Logistics Operations.

José-Luis Martínez-Flores is a researcher of the Postgraduate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) in Mexico. He received a Ph.D. in Mathematics. His objectives in research are the optimization and implementation of models for problems in the field of logistics through the use of information technologies. He is a member of the National Council of Researchers (SNI level 1) in Mexico.


Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales is Professor-Researcher in the Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) in Mexico. In 2009, he received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of East Anglia in the UK. Since 2011, he has been a member of the National Council of Researchers (SNI level 1) in Mexico. His research interests are quality control, operations research, combinatorial optimization, pattern recognition, analysis and simulation of manufacturing processes, and human–robot interaction.



Patricia Cano-Olivos is a professor-researcher in the Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) in Mexico. She received a Ph.D. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Her research interests are risks in the Supply Chain and Logistics management models. She is a member of the National Council of Researchers (SNI level 1) in Mexico.




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