Investigating the Destructive Effect of Earthquake on Urban Landscapes (Case Study: Ahar City)

Abstract

This research has been conducted to determine the vulnerability of Ahar city spaces due to geographical location and other influential conditions. Using the results of previous researches and presenting combinational components and the modern indexes using the AHP model, this issue has been addressed and, finally, the output of data has been provided. In general, the results of the vulnerability analysis of the spaces of Ahar town indicate that most of the constructed parts of the city are in the moderate vulnerability area; marginal settlements are in the area of high vulnerability and central and historical parts are classified in the area of highly vulnerable zones. However, in the zoning of the whole city’s vulnerability, which includes built and arid spaces, the city is placed in the very low vulnerable classification. Accordingly, preventing the unauthorized separation and construction in marginal neighborhoods, the construction of neighborhood parks, the construction and completion of the main road network, the preparing restoration and renovation projects of worn-out and marginal textures, prevention the unauthorized separation outside the legal boundaries of the city, the transformation of abandoned cemeteries into public spaces such as the green space and cultural spaces, wall-laying and channeling of the rivers and river sides and dredging and updating them, are priorities of planning and implementation to rehabilitate the city of Ahar in response to the earthquake.