Afet ve Acil Durumlar İçin Belirlenmiş Toplanma Alanlarının Yeterliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi: İzmit Örneği

Abstract

In life, hazards and threats related to natural, technological or human-made disasters may occur at any time and size in any place. Lack of protective and preventive activities leaves communities vulnerable to dangers. The countries that are effective and successful in the disaster management use their green places and playgrounds as assembly points and the related institutions support disaster victims for their basic needs within critical hours of post-disaster. One of the most important issues of disaster management is determining the size, distribution, and infrastructure of assembly points considering its use during disaster and post-disaster. The Provincial Directorates of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) determines the assembly points that provide basic needs of victims in neighbourhood / district level. In this study, we examined the location and qualification of assembly points that are important in disaster and emergency planning in Kocaeli/Izmit district which is on the northern branch of the North Anatolian fault. The first criterion in determining the assembly points is to be far enough from not to be affected from hazards and close enough to get access/service easily. The results of this study show that more than 80% of the assembly points designated in İzmit have electricity and water infrastructure. In addition, it is found that 6 neighbourhoods and 14 designated assembly points appear as proper assembly points in terms of square meters. We expect that our research outcomes may enhance the efficiency of planning studies, facilitate decision-makers' duties in case of a crisis situation and contribute to the development of the region's capacity for disaster response.

Determination of Temporary Shelter Areas by the Analytic Hierarchy Process Method: The Case of Burdur City Center, Turkey

“…Furthermore, the service radius was not taken into account while determining temporary shelter areas in this study. As the first activity during disasters, people gather in emergency assembly areas (Gerdan and Şen, 2019). Then, people are evacuated from emergency assembly areas to temporary shelter areas (Çınar et al, 2018).…”

To Determine the Adequacy of Emergency Assembly Areas for Burdur City at the Neigborhood Scale in Case of Potential Earthquakes

“…Afet sırasında yaşanan panikle birlikte insanlar ilk olarak açık alanlara yönelmekte, bu nedenle erişimi kolay ve güvenli alanlara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır (Kırçın vd., 2017). Acil toplanma alanları, insanların acilen ulaşabileceği güvenli alanlardır (Gerdan ve Şen, 2019). Ayrıca acil toplanma alanları afetzedelerin yakınları ile haberleşebilmesine, yaşadığı şoku atlatabilmesine (Çelik vd., 2017), bilgilendirilmesine, ilk müdahalenin yapılabilmesine ve barınak alanlarına tahliyesine imkân veren önemli alanlardır (Aksoy vd., 2009;Çınar vd., 2018).…”

Afet Sonrasi Toplanma Alanlarinin Promethee Metodu İle Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

“…Tüm dünyada, afetlerle mücadelede kısa ve uzun vadeli faaliyetlerini içeren afet yönetim planları sorumlu merciiler tarafından hazırlanır (Gerdan ve Şen, 2019). Bu planların içerisinde, acil toplanma alanlarının önemi, herkes tarafından kabul edilmek ile birlikte yapılan çalışmaların eksiklikler barındırdığı da bir gerçektir.…”