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Frouzanmehr E, Arbabi Sabzevari A, Adibi Sa’adinejad F. Vulnerability Assessment of Konarak City to Urban Floods. jorar 2024; 16 (4) :213-220
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Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Urban Planning, Islamshahr Branch Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Tehran, Iran
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INTRODUCTION: Since the presence or absence of various hazards in a geographical context is a relative matter, the resilience of cities to natural hazards is one of the important issues in urban planning and management; therefore, the objective of the present study is to assess the vulnerability of Konarak city to hazards caused by urban floods.
METHODS: In this descriptive-analytical study, field survey and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect data. The statistical population of the research included citizens living in Konarak city, 380 of whom were selected using the Cochran formula using a simple random sampling method. The data were analyzed with GIS software.
FINDINGS: According to the findings, the vulnerability of Konarak city to floods was assessed in terms of physical-infrastructural, social, economic, and institutional indicators in all neighborhoods. In the neighborhoods of Kalk Bazar, Surg, and Kohiyan, the physical-infrastructure index was higher than the average, which indicates the unfavorable condition of these neighborhoods in terms of physical conditions; socially, the lowest average was for Nazarabad and Surg neighborhoods; also, economically, the lowest average was for Nazarabad, Surg, and Baluchan neighborhoods, and institutionally, the lowest average was for Nazarabad, Surg, and Kohiyan neighborhoods.
CONCLUSION: The results showed that neighborhoods of Nazarabad, Surg, Baluchan, and Kohiyan have a very unfavorable situation in terms of environmental vulnerability, respectively, while neighborhoods of Zargaran, Kalk Bazar, and Saheli Markazi have a relatively more favorable situation.
METHODS: In this descriptive-analytical study, field survey and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect data. The statistical population of the research included citizens living in Konarak city, 380 of whom were selected using the Cochran formula using a simple random sampling method. The data were analyzed with GIS software.
FINDINGS: According to the findings, the vulnerability of Konarak city to floods was assessed in terms of physical-infrastructural, social, economic, and institutional indicators in all neighborhoods. In the neighborhoods of Kalk Bazar, Surg, and Kohiyan, the physical-infrastructure index was higher than the average, which indicates the unfavorable condition of these neighborhoods in terms of physical conditions; socially, the lowest average was for Nazarabad and Surg neighborhoods; also, economically, the lowest average was for Nazarabad, Surg, and Baluchan neighborhoods, and institutionally, the lowest average was for Nazarabad, Surg, and Kohiyan neighborhoods.
CONCLUSION: The results showed that neighborhoods of Nazarabad, Surg, Baluchan, and Kohiyan have a very unfavorable situation in terms of environmental vulnerability, respectively, while neighborhoods of Zargaran, Kalk Bazar, and Saheli Markazi have a relatively more favorable situation.
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