Bridge Maintenance Scheduling in Consideration of Resilience Against Natural Disasters

Evaluation of resilience of rural residents in Kermanshah province in the face of natural disasters

Background and Aim: Natural disasters are a reality that has affected a significant part of rural areas today. Due to the fact that in some cases it is not possible to prevent the occurrence of these natural disasters, so it is very important to study the degree of resilience against natural disasters/ The purpose of this article is to investigate the resilience of residents of rural areas of K...

Ecological and Human Community Resilience in Response to Natural Disasters

Ecological resilience, adaptive cycles, and panarchy are all concepts that have been developed to explain abrupt and often surprising changes in complex socio-ecological systems that are prone to disturbances. These types of changes involve qualitative and quantitative alterations in systems’ structures and processes. This paper uses the concepts of ecological resilience, adaptive cycles, and p...

Causes of Underinsurance against Natural Disasters

Why do relatively few individuals voluntarily purchase coverage against natural disasters? This question has important implications for public policy for two principal reasons: Uninsured victims of natural disasters may incur severe financial losses which will affect their future well-being. After a disaster the common lament is, "I wish that I had purchased insurance." General taxpayers may be...

Natural disasters and community resilience: A framework for support

Spatial Analysis of Regional Resilience to Natural Disasters )Case study: East Azarbaijan Province(

Today, natural disasters in different parts of the world have made it a long-term, achievable challenge to make areas safer. Meanwhile, resilience is an important way to strengthen communities by using their capacities. The present study was conducted with the purpose of spatial resilience analysis of cities in East Azarbaijan Province. The methodology of the present study is applied in terms o...