CONNECTING URBAN PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND OPEN SPACE IN SEISMIC ZONE
Dr Bahram Enayati
:Abstract
The frequency of disasters (either natural or man-made) has raised alarms worldwide over the last few decades. Disruption, in the form of earthquakes, has resulted in escalating human and economic losses all over the world, but particularly in countries such as Iran which is located on some of the most active faults. On May 12th 2008, China’s earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.9, killed 69,000; worst hit was Sichuan province’s Beichuan county, where a further 10,000 were feared injured and 80% of the buildings were flattened, including eight schools and hospitals. This once again brought the issue of earthquakes to the attention of the international media. However, in the last half of the century in Iran alone, 11 earthquakes have killed about 100,000 people. With the possibility of an earthquake turning into a major disaster, preparedness, prevention and mitigation are some of the complexities of the issue that should be considered in the city plan. Adopting a conventionally responsive design to locate high-density buildings, resistant infrastructure and safe open spaces is the problem which exists within the city’s planning practice. Also, theoretically, planning authorities do not follow certain frameworks in the city’s master plan and districts’ comprehensive plans. In fact, the interlinkages between disaster reduction, disaster management, city planning, and urban design are the problem that this book is keen to resolve. This leads us to the next part: identifying the question and purpose
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