Urban Planning and Geography (original) (raw)

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Due to building's high vulnerability and lack of necessary infrastructures for proper crisis management, the seismic hazards in these urban areas are too high. Also, in order to preparedness and risk reduction before earthquake occurrence, evaluation of vulnerability is necessary. A great earthquake causes numerous losses and damages due to locating the case study on the seismic zoning. The occurrence of natural events such as earthquake have devastating impacts on human life and caused severe losses, destroyed man-made structures and infrastructures that is followed by vast socioeconomic losses. Improper distribution of buildings, infrastructures, population and required facilities all over the city is an important reason for settlements and buildings vulnerability. Natural incidents such as earthquake cause life losses and numerous damages in various physical sites and population. In this research we have used analytic-descriptive method. Indeed we believe that we can reduce damages caused by earthquake through proper planning and designing, especially proper urban land usage. Here in order to studding the relation between land usage and urban areas vulnerability against earthquake hazards we have chosen a city called Semnan, collected necessary information, and in the following section would have surveyed ways to reduce damages caused by earthquake.