Post-Earthquake Urban Planning in Türkiye: Evaluating Disaster Refuge Systems in Hatay and Istanbul

Countries prone to significant earthquakes often develop disaster refuge and relief urban park systems to enhance urban open green spaces, which serve as temporary shelters for evacuation after seismic events. This paper examines the disaster refuge sites and urban open green space system in the cen...

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Main Authors: Büşra Nur Gök, Gizem Dinç
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Language:English
Published: Süleyman Demirel University 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4313525
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description Countries prone to significant earthquakes often develop disaster refuge and relief urban park systems to enhance urban open green spaces, which serve as temporary shelters for evacuation after seismic events. This paper examines the disaster refuge sites and urban open green space system in the center of Hatay following the February 6, 2023 earthquake. The findings provide insights into the resilience of Turkish cities after seismic events. Subsequently, the refuge sites and green space systems in Istanbul, a metropolis expected to experience a major earthquake, were analyzed in light of the Hatay example. Using ArcGIS, the service areas of shelter sites and urban open green spaces (within a 15-minute walking distance) were calculated and compared. Results indicate that the service areas for emergency shelters in the center of Hatay and Istanbul's Fatih district are insufficient. This highlights the need for better-planned urban open green spaces for evacuation purposes. This study makes significant contributions to improving shelter and evacuation processes after earthquakes in the fields of disaster management and urban planning.
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spelling doaj-art-d731aa6ac5ae4ab2971a63d7288ece302025-08-20T03:11:43ZengSüleyman Demirel UniversityJournal of Architectural Sciences and Applications2548-01702024-12-01921044105710.30785/mbud.15732061113Post-Earthquake Urban Planning in Türkiye: Evaluating Disaster Refuge Systems in Hatay and IstanbulBüşra Nur Gök0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8964-216XGizem Dinç1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2406-604XSULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITYSüleyman Demirel UniversityCountries prone to significant earthquakes often develop disaster refuge and relief urban park systems to enhance urban open green spaces, which serve as temporary shelters for evacuation after seismic events. This paper examines the disaster refuge sites and urban open green space system in the center of Hatay following the February 6, 2023 earthquake. The findings provide insights into the resilience of Turkish cities after seismic events. Subsequently, the refuge sites and green space systems in Istanbul, a metropolis expected to experience a major earthquake, were analyzed in light of the Hatay example. Using ArcGIS, the service areas of shelter sites and urban open green spaces (within a 15-minute walking distance) were calculated and compared. Results indicate that the service areas for emergency shelters in the center of Hatay and Istanbul's Fatih district are insufficient. This highlights the need for better-planned urban open green spaces for evacuation purposes. This study makes significant contributions to improving shelter and evacuation processes after earthquakes in the fields of disaster management and urban planning.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4313525depremdayanıklı şehirleryeşil alan sistemlerikentsel planlamaacil toplanma alanlarıearthquakeresilient citiesgreen space systemsurban planningemergency shelter
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Post-Earthquake Urban Planning in Türkiye: Evaluating Disaster Refuge Systems in Hatay and Istanbul
Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications
deprem
dayanıklı şehirler
yeşil alan sistemleri
kentsel planlama
acil toplanma alanları
earthquake
resilient cities
green space systems
urban planning
emergency shelter
title Post-Earthquake Urban Planning in Türkiye: Evaluating Disaster Refuge Systems in Hatay and Istanbul
title_full Post-Earthquake Urban Planning in Türkiye: Evaluating Disaster Refuge Systems in Hatay and Istanbul
title_fullStr Post-Earthquake Urban Planning in Türkiye: Evaluating Disaster Refuge Systems in Hatay and Istanbul
title_full_unstemmed Post-Earthquake Urban Planning in Türkiye: Evaluating Disaster Refuge Systems in Hatay and Istanbul
title_short Post-Earthquake Urban Planning in Türkiye: Evaluating Disaster Refuge Systems in Hatay and Istanbul
title_sort post earthquake urban planning in turkiye evaluating disaster refuge systems in hatay and istanbul
topic deprem
dayanıklı şehirler
yeşil alan sistemleri
kentsel planlama
acil toplanma alanları
earthquake
resilient cities
green space systems
urban planning
emergency shelter
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