Citation

Omidvar B, Baradaran-Shoraka M, Nojavan M. Disasters 2013; 37(3): 536-553.

Affiliation

Associate Professor, Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran PhD Student, Engineering Science, Louisiana State University, United States PhD Student, Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/disa.12007

PMID

23647210

Abstract

Decisions on selecting an appropriate site for temporary shelter used to be taken in a limited amount of time after a disaster. The need for a systematic method in this area inspired the MADM (multi-attribute decision making) for complex disaster management decisions. This research proposes a model for appropriate and systematic site selection for temporary shelters, before an earthquake, using a geographical information system and MADM based on an earthquake damage assessment. After the effective criteria for site selection of temporary shelters are determined, the geographical layers of these criteria are prepared for Municipal District No.1 of Greater Tehran, the capital of Iran. Given these attributes and the required shelter area (415-610 hectares), 14 zones are proposed initially. Various MADM methods are used for the final selection. The mean of the aggregated ranking results are determined, and 10 of the 14 initial zones are ranked.

Language: en