Assessing the Vulnerability of Kermanshah Regions to Crisis Based on BWM_WASPAS Method

Understanding the reality of a city and identifying vulnerable areas with very high accuracy, familiarity with the type of hazards at each point and proposing a unique solution for each urban problem is an important step in moving towards urban resilience. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of modeling the vulnerability of eight regions of Kermanshah to crisis. The type of research is applied and the method of work is descriptive – analytical, and data collection has been done through library and field studies. To achieve the purpose of the research, 13 indicators have been selected based on the availability of information and information layers have been formed for them in the GIS software. To calculate the weight of the indicators, the multi-criteria Best - Worst decision method was used and the results were analyzed in GAMS software. Finally, the weight obtained from the Best - Worst Method is multiplied by the standard 13 indicators and combined. The results of ranking the eight regions of Kermanshah based on the WASPAS model indicate that from the lowest to the highest vulnerability, including regions 1, 6, 7, 8, 4, 2, 5 and 3, respectively. The highest vulnerability is related to zone 3 and the lowest vulnerability is related to zone 1.