The Role of Urban resistance Components in Reduction of Flood Damage Case study ( Gorgan City)

Natural hazards as a repeatable , phenomenon in the absent of degrading system can become catastrophic and have destructive effects and consequences . The present paper aims of identify , the role of urban alleviation components in reducing flood damage in Gorgan City . The research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of descriptive-analytical and field nature . . Pearson correlation test and " T- test " were used to analyzed the data. The finding showed that Gorgan ' s resilience in updating information creating a rapid alert system , the reconstruction center of disaster population needs , allocating budge , applying statutory construction laws and investing in creating a risk - reducing infrastructure , in general , the infrastructure situation on the periphery of Ziyarat river is not in a good condition . Also , the component of rapid warning system had a highest correlation ( 0 ,749 ) and the index of organization and coordination had the lowest correlation with the index of persistence . Based on these finding , it can be concluded that strengthening popular participation and social components , organizational and institutional support , supporting poor and marginalized populations , the allocation of large budgets and finally , the restoration of existing infrastructure can greatly increase the urban alleviation and ultimately reducing the financial and human losses caused by the flood in the city of Gorgan . Key words : Resilient , Reduce Damage , flood , Gorgan city .