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 reinforced concrete residential buildings of 1225 people are assessed using the developed checklist. In order to evaluate the checklist and to assess the importance (relevance) of vulnerability factors, a questionnaire is forwarded to various related professional groups (architecture, urban planning and civil engineering). The results of the questionnaire are examined using SPSS software with factor analysis. According to the results, most of the samples in the case study area can be classified as high vulnerable. Blank line 10 pt