Earthquake and Physical and Social Vulnerability Assessment for Settlements: Case Study Avcılar District

Many settled areas in Turkey and across the globe suffer economical and social losses resulting from natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and landslides. In this study, a vulnerability assessment model has been developed for earthquake prone areas in Turkey. The vulnerability as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Görün ARUN, Gül YÜCEL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Megaron
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Online Access:http://www.megaronjournal.com/download.asp?ID=23