Journal of Rescue Relief

en Vulnerability Assessment of Konarak City to Urban Floods سایر موارد مرتبط با بحران، حوادث وامدادونجات Other matters related to crisis, disasters and rescue & relief پژوهشي Research article <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">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.</div> Urban vulnerability, Natural hazards, Urban flooding, Coastal city of Konarak. 213 220 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-804-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ebrahim Frouzanmehr ابراهیم فروزانمهر 100319475328460014036 0009-0007-8307-7466 No PhD Student, Department of Geography & Urban Planning, Islamshahr Branch Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Tehran, Iran Azadeh Arbabi Sabzevari آزاده اربابی سبزواری Az.Arbabi@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460014037 100319475328460014037 Yes Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Urban Planning, Islamshahr Branch Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Tehran, Iran Fatemeh Adibi Sa’adinejad فاطمه ادیبی سعدی نزاد 100319475328460014038 100319475328460014038 No Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Urban Planning, Islamshahr Branch Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Tehran, Iran