Urban Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Physical expansion of urban areas and cities is of great importance nowadays.
Irreparable damages will thus be caused by lack of proper planning against natural disasters.
Crisis management will therefore guide through prevention, preparedness, disaster relief, and recovery by planning an appropriate program.
Methodology.
Principal processes of crisis management against earthquake in Iran were evaluated and discussed.
Multicriteria earthquake crisis management was then proposed by means of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).
Vulnerability of 19 urban areas in Qazvin city was studied and analyzed as a case study.
Three main criteria were considered as “physical dimensions and physical vulnerability texture,” “the amount of urban texture responsibility to aid after crisis,” and “possibility of city reversibility after the crisis.” These criteria were divided into 20 subcriteria which were prioritized by a questionnaire survey.
Findings.
“High population density,” “urban texture of old and repairable buildings,” “lack of relief and medical services,” “a few organic texture areas,” “sidewalks with less than 6 meters width in the region,” and “lack of open spaces in the area” were concluded to be the most important reasons causing high vulnerability of urban texture in Qazvin city.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rezaei, Alireza& Tahsili, Sadra. 2018. Urban Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP. Advances in Civil Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-20.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rezaei, Alireza& Tahsili, Sadra. Urban Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP. Advances in Civil Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-20.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rezaei, Alireza& Tahsili, Sadra. Urban Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115531
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115531