The role of social resilience in reducing damage caused by natural factors affecting desert areas (a case study of dust in Semnan city)
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Seyyed Ebrahim Miremadi
1
,
Mohammad Reza Zandmoghadam
2
,
saeid kamyabi
3
1 - Department of Geography, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor of Geomorphology - Urban Planning
3 - Professor of Geography, Faculty of humanities, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.
Keywords: resilience, natural hazards, communities, drought, Semnan city,
Abstract :
Natural hazards are a reality that has affected a significant part of the southern regions of Semnan today. Due to the fact that in some cases, it is not possible to prevent the occurrence of these natural hazards, therefore, it is very important to investigate the level of resilience against natural disasters. Waghbar) is affected by desert areas, Semnan city.The current research is applied and analytical-descriptive in purpose. Using the fuzzy model, this research seeks to evaluate the resilience of the southern residents of Semnan city against dust, in this regard, 40 questionnaires were provided to experts and specialists, the reliability of the questionnaire was determined by Cronbach's alpha, and its validity was determined by the experts in geography and Urban planning and social sciences were approved. The questions included four dimensions (physical, social, economic and institutional) which were answered by experts.Findings: It indicates that: the main question of the research has been rejected at a significant level. And the maximum amount of resilience in the social, economic and organizational dimensions, the amount of resilience is significantly greater than the hypothetical average, so that the three sub-questions of the research are confirmed. they got.According to the research findings, there is no significant relationship between resilience and physical, social, economic, and institutional components. With the explanation that the lower the level of each of the components, the level of resilience also decreases, the results of analyzes and statistical tests show that the state of resilience of Shahr Semnan is not very favorable and resilience tends towards vulnerability. The resilience values of Semnan city are far from the standards.
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