Vulnerability Assessment of Settlements During Emergencies

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

In this study, a vulnerability assessment model has been developed for earthquake prone areas in Turkey. The vulnerability assessment model includes ground factors, building's physical conditions, and social (demographic and socioeconomic) aspects of the settlement. This vulnerability assessment model is applied to a case study that of the Avcılar district of Istanbul. Forty different reinforce...

vulnerability assessment of rural settlements versus earthquake by approach to crisis management in fars province

extended abstract 1. introduction iran is located in the active region of the world in terms of seismicity and according to the scientific documentation information and observations of the twentieth century is considered the riskiest region of the world by powerful earthquake. as a widely-accepted fact that “earthquake does not kill people but the buildings do” we know the overwhelming relevanc...

Imaging assessment of urogenital emergencies

Reducing vulnerability of informal settlements of Farahzad neighborhood against Tehran's possible earthquake

Background and objective: Increasing the vulnerability of cities leads to many damages and financial losses, this issue is more vulnerable in informal settlements due to the characteristics of the construction and formation of these settlements. The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the role of physical indicators in decreasing the vulnerability of informal settlements agains...

Abdominal emergencies during pregnancy.

Abdominal emergencies during pregnancy (excluding obstetrical emergencies) occur in one out of 500-700 pregnancies and may involve gastrointestinal, gynecologic, urologic, vascular and traumatic etiologies; surgery is necessary in 0.2-2% of cases. Since these emergencies are relatively rare, patients should be referred to specialized centers where surgical, obstetrical and neonatal cares are av...