currently in development and its strategies in developing countries there are different opinions, but what almost all experts, development and relevant international institutions, many have emphasized on the necessity of emphasizing human development nations and active participation in the development process is. two decades more than two million people worldwide died of natural crises have los...

the field of crisis management knowledge and expertise is associated with a wide range of fields. knowledge-based crisis management is a combination of science, art and practice. iran is an earthquake-prone country. through years several earthquakes have happened in the country resulting in many human and financial losses. according to scientific standards, the first 24 hours following an earth...

A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.5 struck the city of Bam in the southeast Iran on December 26, 2003. The earthquake brought massive destruction to the city and its surrounding rural areas. The earthquake caused the deaths of approximately more than 26,000 residents and injured about 30,000. QuickBird captured a clear image of Bam on January 3, 2004, eight days after the event. The city was...

abstract   earthquakes have been affected the human life since the dawn of time; however, the complexities of human societies and communications in the cities, intensify the deleterious effects of the earthquakes, that affect urban areas. hence, in emergency phase and reconstruction, attention to the basic needs and shelter provision are the most important activities but urban design also play ...

S FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE DEMOGRAPHY OF DISASTERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE POLICY ON DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi and Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi Title: Demographic Consequences of the 2003 Bam Earthquake in Iran Iran is a seismically active country crossed by several major fault lines resulting in frequent and often destructive earthquakes. This paper aim...

on 26 december 2003 at 05:26lt (01:26gmt), a catastrophic earthquake mw 6.6, seismic moment (6 – 9 ×10 nm) struck the city of bam in the kerman province of southeast iran. the intense shaking in the city caused the complete collapse of nearly every building in the central parts of the city including many of the newer buildings, killing about 40000 people officially. the city lies to the east of...

This paper gives a brief explanation of the earthquake in Bam. It also reports on the rescue and relief operations, including the construction of emergency shelters and temporary housing, and on the country’s plan for the reconstruction of the city, which includes debris removal, the rebuilding of rural and urban residential and commercial units, the reconstruction of state and public buildings...

We demonstrate that interferometric observations of the Mw6.6 Bam (Iran) earthquake on December 26, 2003 acquired by Envisat-ASAR can not only map surface displacements and constrain fault models, but can also be used for damage mapping using the coherence magnitude. The Bam earthquake was the deadliest earthquake in 2003. An estimated 30000 people were killed and 85% of the buildings in the ar...

BACKGROUND Bam earthquake was the most catastrophic natural disasters in recent years. The aim of this study was to review different aspects of crisis management during and after the catastrophic earthquake in Bam City, Iran. METHODS Data needed for this systematic review were collected through searching PubMed, EMBASE and SID databases, for the period from 2003 to 2011. Keywords included ear...