Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment in urban areas using MCDM

Abstract

The earthquake vulnerability is one of the main problems of Iranian cities. Thisproblem is going to be considered because of neglecting updated techniques for vulnerability assessment. There are numerous analytical techniques, in which some of them are useful to reach the responsive solution in software aspects. It is assumed that using techniques such as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) supplementary by Fuzzy Logic can be helpful in this regard. This research is going to experience this technique in a case study in the 6th district of Tehran municipality. AHP is used in order to achieve the importance factor for each criterion which involved in the earthquake vulnerability and the Fuzzy Logic is used to normalize them. At last the consequent vulnerability function due to the criteria has been acquired. As a result, the purposed vulnerability model and map can become a significant software tool for confronting crises resulting from future earthquakes incidences and reduce the probable damages and vulnerabilities.