In　the　field　of　disaster　management,　urban　planning　is　a　crucial　tool　for　reducing　the　vulnerability　of　areas　prone　to　natural　disasters.　Assessing　the　disaster　management　efficacy　of　urban　planning　is　essential.　However,　the　theoretical　evaluation　frameworks　and　precise　assessment　methods　currently　available　are　quite　limited.　Therefore,　this　study　developed　a　new　Resistance-Relief　(2Rs)　approach　to　evaluate　disaster　management　capabilities　in　different　regions.　Based　on　the　“2Rs”　evaluation　framework,　an　indicator　system　was　developed　to　assess　disaster　management　capabilities　at　the　level　of　urban　planning　and　construction.　On　this　basis,　a　directed　weighted　graph　model　was　established　to　comprehensively　evaluate　a　city＇s　disaster　resistance　and　disaster　relief　capabilities,　addressing　the　accuracy　and　comprehensiveness　issues　commonly　found　in　single-dimensional　evaluations.　Furthermore,　an　indicator　sensitivity　analysis　method　based　on　the　cloud　model　was　proposed　to　analyze　the　sensitivity　of　evaluation　indicators　and　the　robustness　of　evaluation　results.　Using　actual　urban　planning　and　construction　data,　this　method　was　applied　to　assess　seven　disaster　management　zones　in　Xuzhou　City,　China.　The　results　revealed　inadequacies　in　the　city＇s　disaster　preparedness　and　mitigation　construction,　as　well　as　key　factors　affecting　Xuzhou＇s　disaster　management　capabilities.　This　new　method　contributes　to　further　improvements　in　both　disaster　risk　management　and　urban　disaster　prevention　and　mitigation　planning.　©　2024　Elsevier　Ltd