Evaluated Post-Disaster and Emergency Assembly Areas Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques: A Case Study of Turkey

Abstract

Disaster is a general term for events that result in physical, economic, and social losses for people and occur when insufficient resources exist. Natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, are frequent occurrences worldwide. Although plans are made for both pre-and post-disaster periods, the painful experience of the recent major earthquake on the Eastern Anatolian Fault Line in Turkey has highlighted the inadequacy of these plans in terms of feasibility. Preventing future disasters is possible by implementing a good disaster management plan. Identifying emergency assembly areas after a disaster is one of the most critical issues in disaster management. This study used four multi-criteria decision-making techniques—AHP, TOPSIS, COPRAS, and BORDA—to evaluate the selection and suitability of emergency assembly areas for the Gölbaşı district of Ankara, Turkey. The AHP method was used to weight criteria, which were then applied in various decision-making approaches. Finally, utilizing the BORDA method, the alternative ranking derived from the AHP, TOPSIS, and COPRAS procedures was rated as more effective. According to the findings, the Sacrificial Slaughter Area, Green Area, Şehir Park, Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Sports Complex, and the Türkiye Muhasebeciler Association (İncek and Taşpınar) are determined the five most effective emergency assembly areas in the Gölbaşı district.

Humanitarian Logistics Prioritization Models: A Systematic Literature Review

“…Additionally, problems related to locating depots for positioning humanitarian aid supplies (e.g., [31]) are studied. Articles on the location of emergency operations centers (e.g., [44]), hotspots for disaster mitigation (e.g., [29]), and Emergency Meeting Areas (e.g., [27]) were also found. In this type of problem, the most common objective is to minimize the total cost of operations, which includes establishing facilities and meeting demand (e.g., [38]).…”

“…One of the most studied cases in this category is the 2010 Haiti earthquake (e.g., [11,25]). Another important observation is that cases come from countries corresponding to the authors' affiliation country, for example, Iran (e.g., [26]) and Turkey (e.g., [27]), which are countries with a high seismic risk.…”

“…Another study is related to the selection of sites for mitigating sources of sand and dust storms [29]. Additionally, there is an article discussing the selection of emergency assembly areas after earthquakes [27].…”

Assessing the Operational Capability of Disaster and Emergency Management Resources: Using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

“…AHP is particularly useful in scenarios fraught with uncertainty and multiple criteria, finding wide application across government, business, construction, healthcare, and education sectors. In the realm of disaster and emergency management, it aids in areas like disaster preparedness [10,38], emergency response [39,40], risk management and resilience assessment [41][42][43], sustainability assessment [44] and emergency supply chain risk analysis [30,45].…”

A Comprehensive Assessment of Buildings for Post-Disaster Sustainable Reconstruction: A Case Study of Beirut Port

“…Ref. [27] used four multicriteria decision-making techniques-AHP, TOPSIS, COPRAS, and BORDA-to evaluate the selection and suitability of emergency assembly areas for the Gölbasi district of Ankara, Turkey, a critical disaster management issue.…”