Development and Evaluation of Geographic Information System (GIS) Based Disaster Information System in Istanbul

Abstract eng:
Nowadays, integrated disaster management includes the phases (Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery) of disaster management that all are called risk management (before disaster) and crisis management (after the disaster) studies. Legal framework (the body of current law) of disaster management phases, mentioned above, in Turkey includes only “Response and Recovery” phase (or crisis management) of the disaster plan. A Geographical Information Systems (GIS) approach has been designed to crisis management that is applicable because of legal framework of Turkey. When we consider disaster caused by the hazard of the possible/expected earthquakes on Marmara Region, GIS based computer model has been designed by aims for fast first and emergency aid to victims and to organize fast and correctly to the groups that charged after the disaster, into disaster sites.

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