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1 Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Urban Planning, Larestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Larestan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Larestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Larestan, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Larestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Larestan, Iran
Abstract
Natural hazards, which are part of the human life process and are increasing in number and diversity every day, are considered a fundamental challenge in achieving sustainable development of human societies; therefore, paying attention to the issue of natural hazards should become one of the priorities of urban planning. In this regard, the focus has changed from simply reducing vulnerability to increasing resilience to disasters, so that institutions active in the field of disaster reduction have focused most of their activities on achieving a resilient society against disasters. The present study, understanding the importance of measuring urban resilience in terms of physical components, has studied the urban area of Minab, located in Hormozgan Province. In this study, the criteria of distance from hazardous environment, quality of urban fabric, construction density, access to road network, urban open space, access to relief bases and access to medical centers were determined as effective physical components in resilience to natural hazards and were weighted and analyzed using the PIPRECIA technique. The findings showed that the criterion of distance from hazardous environment with a weight of 0.207718 and distance from medical centers with a weight of 0.096288 have the greatest and least effect on Minab's urban resilience to natural hazards, respectively. According to the results of the study, 77.5 percent of the total area is in an unsuitable area in terms of resilience to natural hazards, and only 8.3 percent of the urban area has suitable and very suitable physical conditions in this regard; Therefore, according to the results, the physical condition of Minab city is assessed as very fragile and unfavorable in terms of resilience against natural hazards.
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