Resilient Cities: Spatial Planning and Transportation

Today, cities face multiple crises due to increasing population and construction densities, making them vulnerable. Disasters, pose significant threats to urban areas by disrupting systems and causing serious damage and losses. The concept of resilience has recently gained considerable attention as...

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Main Author: Arzu Maltaş Erol
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Language:English
Published: Artvin Coruh University 2025-01-01
Series:Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi
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Online Access:http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/4075126
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description Today, cities face multiple crises due to increasing population and construction densities, making them vulnerable. Disasters, pose significant threats to urban areas by disrupting systems and causing serious damage and losses. The concept of resilience has recently gained considerable attention as a solution to these vulnerabilities. In its most general sense, resilience refers to the capacity of a system to quickly recover from adverse effects. A resilient city means that its urban systems have the strength to withstand crises and can rapidly restore themselves to ensure sustainability. Therefore, disaster-resilient cities have the capacity to effectively intervene before, during, and after disasters. Introduced into urban literature since the 1990s, this concept has highlighted disaster-resilient spatial planning to minimize the impacts of disasters. During this process, it has been understood that transportation systems play a significant role in mitigating the destructive effects of disasters on cities. Considering the impacts of disasters on transportation networks, systems, and services, disaster-resilient urban and transportation planning encompass not only the moments during disasters but also the preparation processes before potential disasters. Additionally, these plans, which include the recovery process after disasters, are critical in ensuring the safe evacuation of people and the supply of materials, supporting the continuity of mobility and accessibility, and while reducing damage to cities. This study examines how cities can become more resilient to crises and evaluates the role of disaster management and transportation planning in enhancing urban resilience. Within the scope of the study, the concept of resilient, its features, and the impacts of disasters on spatial planning are first addressed. The conceptual framework for disaster-resilient spatial planning is broadly explained. Subsequently, the importance of transportation planning is discussed, and strategies to create a disaster-resilient transportation system in urban areas are evaluated. In conclusion, the study finds that transportation planning in resilient cities is crucial for increasing resilience to disasters and ensuring public safety.
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spelling doaj-art-5cde844a387f47d695efd39fdfe70baf2025-02-04T11:20:41ZengArtvin Coruh UniversityDoğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi2528-96402025-01-0111135436510.21324/dacd.1517221Resilient Cities: Spatial Planning and TransportationArzu Maltaş Erol0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2683-214XKaramanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi, 70200, Karaman.Today, cities face multiple crises due to increasing population and construction densities, making them vulnerable. Disasters, pose significant threats to urban areas by disrupting systems and causing serious damage and losses. The concept of resilience has recently gained considerable attention as a solution to these vulnerabilities. In its most general sense, resilience refers to the capacity of a system to quickly recover from adverse effects. A resilient city means that its urban systems have the strength to withstand crises and can rapidly restore themselves to ensure sustainability. Therefore, disaster-resilient cities have the capacity to effectively intervene before, during, and after disasters. Introduced into urban literature since the 1990s, this concept has highlighted disaster-resilient spatial planning to minimize the impacts of disasters. During this process, it has been understood that transportation systems play a significant role in mitigating the destructive effects of disasters on cities. Considering the impacts of disasters on transportation networks, systems, and services, disaster-resilient urban and transportation planning encompass not only the moments during disasters but also the preparation processes before potential disasters. Additionally, these plans, which include the recovery process after disasters, are critical in ensuring the safe evacuation of people and the supply of materials, supporting the continuity of mobility and accessibility, and while reducing damage to cities. This study examines how cities can become more resilient to crises and evaluates the role of disaster management and transportation planning in enhancing urban resilience. Within the scope of the study, the concept of resilient, its features, and the impacts of disasters on spatial planning are first addressed. The conceptual framework for disaster-resilient spatial planning is broadly explained. Subsequently, the importance of transportation planning is discussed, and strategies to create a disaster-resilient transportation system in urban areas are evaluated. In conclusion, the study finds that transportation planning in resilient cities is crucial for increasing resilience to disasters and ensuring public safety. http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/4075126resilient citiesdisaster-resistant spatial planningtransportation planningdisaster management
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disaster-resistant spatial planning
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title_full Resilient Cities: Spatial Planning and Transportation
title_fullStr Resilient Cities: Spatial Planning and Transportation
title_full_unstemmed Resilient Cities: Spatial Planning and Transportation
title_short Resilient Cities: Spatial Planning and Transportation
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disaster-resistant spatial planning
transportation planning
disaster management
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