Application of a Hybrid Approach to Locating Emergency Accommodation Centers in Earthquake Crisis - A Case Study of Bushehr City

Earthquakes are one of the most important disaster in cities and often occur on different scales. One of the most pressing needs after the earthquake is determain location for the temporary accommodation of the affected population. To this end, this study seeks is ranking initial response centers by use of mixed approach.

First, the performance indicators identified by examining the theoretical findings. Then, the relative importance of functional indices was calculated using the CRITIC Approach. Second, the emergency accommodation centers were ranked using a multi attribute utility theory approach. The statistical population of this study consisted of managers and specialists in Bushehr province as well as faculty members of the Persian Gulf University who had appropriate theoretical and empirical knowledge in crisis management with special emphasis on earthquakes. The statistical population of this study includes managers and specialists of Bushehr province as well as faculty members of the Persian Gulf University who had good experimental and theoretical knowledge in the field of cris management with special emphasis on earthquakes. In this study, data analysis was performed with CRITIC approach to evaluate the importance of indicators and multi-criteria tool theory approach for ranking emergency accommodation centers.

The indicators "distance from unsafe areas", "access to medical centers", "access to a fire station", "distance from a natural hazard" and "distance from inappropriate items" are very important. They weigh 0.18, 0.16, 0.14, 0.09, 0.08, respectively. Also, the options of "Phase 2 of Imam Ali Park" with a weight of 0.92, "Air and Marine Base" with a weight of 0.91, "Niayesh Town" with a weight of 0.8 and "International Exhibition" with a weight of 0.55, to You have a higher ranking order.

The results showed that indicators of distance from unsafe areas (such as dilapidated areas), access to medical centers and access to the fire station are of higher importance, respectively. Therefore, in order to respond quickly and appropriately after an earthquake, decision makers need to pay more attention to these indicators. Also, the results show that in case of an earthquake in Bushehr, the locations of "Phase II of Imam Ali Park", "Air and Marine Base" and "Niayesh Town" as serious and suitable options for emergency accommodation in the event of an earthquake crisis in They are Bushehr.