The social and physical vulnerability assessment of old texture against earthquake (case study: Fahadan district in Yazd City)

• DOI: 10.1007/s12517-015-1939-8
• Publication Date: 2015-05-18T03:56:15Z
• Authors: Saeed Fallah Alia...; Alireza Sarsangi; Ehsan Modiri
• Keywords: 11. Sustainability; 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

The disasters can result in considerable damages to urban structures. In vulnerable cities, the amount of eco- nomic damages and fatalities is highlighted. The review of the literature indicates the urban vulnerabilities related to building qualification and the society situation. In this pa- per, some factors that can affect the vulnerability of old cities in Iran are listed. For evaluating the importance of each factor in identifying the vulnerability of Fahadan dis- trict, the AHP method is used. Twenty-five academic-relat- ed disaster management experts helped to achieve the pri- ority of factors. Two vulnerability maps of the district were achieved by using the weight of factors obtained from the AHP model and geographic information system (GIS). Maps' analysis shows that places with high vulnerability cover all parts of the district, and residential parts of district suffer from susceptibility. Also, the results show that less vulnerable parts of the district surround the district. Recon- struction and rehabilitation measures can decrease the vul- nerability value of Fahadan district.