A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment
Vulnerability assessment is one of the prerequisites for risk analysis in disaster management. Vulnerability to earthquakes, especially in urban areas, has increased over the years due to the presence of complex urban structures and rapid development. Urban vulnerability is a result of human behavio...
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| description | Vulnerability assessment is one of the prerequisites for risk analysis in disaster management. Vulnerability to earthquakes, especially in urban areas, has increased over the years due to the presence of complex urban structures and rapid development. Urban vulnerability is a result of human behavior which describes the extent of susceptibility or resilience of social, economic, and physical assets to natural disasters. The main aim of this paper is to develop a new hybrid framework using Analytic Network Process (ANP) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models for constructing a composite social, economic, environmental, and physical vulnerability index. This index was then applied to Tabriz City, which is a seismic-prone province in the northwestern part of Iran with recurring devastating earthquakes and consequent heavy casualties and damages. A Geographical Information Systems (GIS) analysis was used to identify and evaluate quantitative vulnerability indicators for generating an earthquake vulnerability map. The classified and standardized indicators were subsequently weighed and ranked using an ANP model to construct the training database. Then, standardized maps coupled with the training site maps were presented as input to aMultilayer Perceptron (MLP) neural network for producing an Earthquake VulnerabilityMap (EVM). Finally, an EVMwas produced for Tabriz City and the level of vulnerability in various zones was obtained. South and southeast regions of Tabriz City indicate low to moderate vulnerability, while some zones of the northeastern tract are under critical vulnerability conditions. Furthermore, the impact of the vulnerability of Tabriz City on population during an earthquake was included in this analysis for risk estimation. A comparison of the result produced by EVM and the Population Vulnerability (PV) of Tabriz City corroborated the validity of the results obtained by ANP-ANN. The findings of this paper are useful for decision-makers and government authorities to obtain a better knowledge of a city's vulnerability dimensions, and to adopt preparedness strategies in the future for Tabriz City. The developed hybrid framework of ANP and ANN Models can easily be replicated and applied to other urban regions around the world for sustainability and environmental management. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-797302019-01-28T06:37:56Z http://eprints.utm.my/79730/ A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment Alizadeh, M. Ngah, I. Hashim, M. Pradhan, B. Pour, A. B. NA9000-9284 City planning Vulnerability assessment is one of the prerequisites for risk analysis in disaster management. Vulnerability to earthquakes, especially in urban areas, has increased over the years due to the presence of complex urban structures and rapid development. Urban vulnerability is a result of human behavior which describes the extent of susceptibility or resilience of social, economic, and physical assets to natural disasters. The main aim of this paper is to develop a new hybrid framework using Analytic Network Process (ANP) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models for constructing a composite social, economic, environmental, and physical vulnerability index. This index was then applied to Tabriz City, which is a seismic-prone province in the northwestern part of Iran with recurring devastating earthquakes and consequent heavy casualties and damages. A Geographical Information Systems (GIS) analysis was used to identify and evaluate quantitative vulnerability indicators for generating an earthquake vulnerability map. The classified and standardized indicators were subsequently weighed and ranked using an ANP model to construct the training database. Then, standardized maps coupled with the training site maps were presented as input to aMultilayer Perceptron (MLP) neural network for producing an Earthquake VulnerabilityMap (EVM). Finally, an EVMwas produced for Tabriz City and the level of vulnerability in various zones was obtained. South and southeast regions of Tabriz City indicate low to moderate vulnerability, while some zones of the northeastern tract are under critical vulnerability conditions. Furthermore, the impact of the vulnerability of Tabriz City on population during an earthquake was included in this analysis for risk estimation. A comparison of the result produced by EVM and the Population Vulnerability (PV) of Tabriz City corroborated the validity of the results obtained by ANP-ANN. The findings of this paper are useful for decision-makers and government authorities to obtain a better knowledge of a city's vulnerability dimensions, and to adopt preparedness strategies in the future for Tabriz City. The developed hybrid framework of ANP and ANN Models can easily be replicated and applied to other urban regions around the world for sustainability and environmental management. MDPI AG 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/79730/1/MazlanHashim2018_AHybridAnalyticNetworkProcess.pdf Alizadeh, M. and Ngah, I. and Hashim, M. and Pradhan, B. and Pour, A. B. (2018) A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment. Remote Sensing, 10 (6). ISSN 2072-4292 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs10060975 DOI:10.3390/rs10060975 |
| spellingShingle | NA9000-9284 City planning Alizadeh, M. Ngah, I. Hashim, M. Pradhan, B. Pour, A. B. A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment |
| title | A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment |
| title_full | A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment |
| title_fullStr | A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment |
| title_short | A hybrid Analytic Network Process and Artificial Neural Network (ANP-ANN) model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment |
| title_sort | hybrid analytic network process and artificial neural network anp ann model for urban earthquake vulnerability assessment |
| topic | NA9000-9284 City planning |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/79730/1/MazlanHashim2018_AHybridAnalyticNetworkProcess.pdf |
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