An analysis of the Location of Urban Safe Shelters with a Passive Defense Approach (Case Study: Ahvaz City)

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural and Urban planning Engineering, Technical and Engineering Faculty, University of Ilam, Iran.

2 Department of Architectural and Urban planning Engineering, Ilam University

Abstract

Cities, as centers of gathering physical and human assets, will suffer a lot of damages during the crisis. Therefore, dealing with passive defense issues can significantly reduce damages. For this purpose, locating with the help of geographic information systems plays an essential role in determining the location of urban shelters according to the principles of passive defense. The present study was compiled with the aim of locating urban shelters with a passive defense approach in the city of Ahvaz. This research is included in applied research, and a descriptive-analytical method was used to compile it. The required information has been extracted through the library, documents, fieldwork and statistical results. Ten sub-criteria for locating urban shelters in the form of three general criteria (functional, physical and natural-environmental) have been selected and prepared, classified and normalized. In this research, Arc Gis 10.6 software environment was used to prepare criteria and sub-criteria. After that, information layers and maps according to the criteria were presented, and finally, the combined criteria map was extracted, which indicates the best place to build a shelter in this area. By combining different effective layers, the final map of the optimal spaces for the construction of urban shelters was obtained by dividing the areas into five categories from very high to unsuitable and suitable places were determined. According to the surveys, 23% of the area (3499 hectares) are in a state of high and very high suitability for urban shelter. Also, the most suitable places for the establishment of urban shelters in Ahvaz are in the eastern, southern and southwestern areas, which are mostly in the third and fifth urban areas of Ahvaz, which have relatively better potential for people to live, and these areas have enough open space and At the same time, they are compatible with the surrounding uses. Therefore, due to the availability of suitable open spaces as well as proper access, these areas have a high ability to accommodate the affected people.

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  • Receive Date: 05 July 2024
  • Revise Date: 15 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 25 November 2024

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