Spatial analysis and explain the location model of vulnerable land uses in the face of abnormal crises (Case study: Mashhad)

Subject Areas : Geography and Urban Planning

Mohammad Reza Akhavan Abdollahian ¹ (PhD Student, Department Of Urbanism, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.)
Seyed Moslem Seyedalhoseni ² (PhD on Urbanism, Department Of Urbanism, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.)
toktam hanaee ³ (PhD on Urbanism, Department Of Urbanism, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.)
fatemeh mohammadniay gharaei ⁴ (PhD on Urbanism, Department Of Urbanism, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.)

Received: 2022-08-12 Accepted : 2023-01-01 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Spatial Analysis, Vulnerable Land Uses, Location model, Crisis management, Mashhad city,

Abstract :

As human knowledge advances in various fields, the probability of their vulnerability to natural and man-made crises has increased significantly.One of the important issues from the perspective of crisis management is to identify suitable places for deploying vulnerable uses in order to provide quick assistance in times of crisis.The present article seeks to locate these uses based on efficient criteria in the city of Mashhad.The method of the present study is descriptive and location and is applied in terms of purpose. Gathering information from library sources and published documents and statistics.Numerous criteria were determined using the opinion of experts and determining the degree of importance of criteria and sub-criteria and prioritizing vulnerable users was done with the help of confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical analysis and related software.Based on the combination of different layers of information, it was possible to determine the degree of vulnerability. Therefore, based on the analysis, some vulnerable areas are not in a good position in terms of criteria. A suitable model was proposed.