Recent Development in Earthquake Risk Management Plans and Programs in Tehran

Abstract eng:
Improvement of the disaster risk management system has been considered as one of the most important priorities in Iran for the related organization during the recent years and especially after the Bam Earthquake of 2003. Due to importance of Tehran as the capital of Iran, and high risk of earthquake of the city, several activities carried out to reduce the potential damages of an earthquake in the city. In this paper one of the plans formulated for this purpose named Tehran Disaster Management Master Plan will be introduced. This plan has been formulated in 2005 for reducing potential damages and improving the capacity of Tehran in emergency response. In this plan different areas of risk management including prevention/mitigation, preparedness, emergency response and reconstruction/rehabilitation have been considered and in each topic the main activities need to be carried out for improving the existing conditions were determined and prioritized. In addition the economical impacts of such improvement were evaluated to facilitate decision making based on the best cost-benefit analysis. In this paper the main components of this plan will be introduced and some of the ongoing projects in this line will be briefly explained.

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