@article{ref1,
title="Post-earthquake decision making in Turkey: studies of Van and İzmir",
journal="International journal of disaster risk reduction",
year="2016",
author="Platt, Stephen and Drinkwater, Bahar Durmaz",
volume="17",
number="",
pages="220-237",
abstract="This paper addresses post-disaster response and recovery in disaster management and recovery in Turkey. It discusses the findings from a real-time event, the Van Earthquake, and a scenario planning exercise in Izmir. The field work after the Van earthquake of 2011 focuses on recovery and housing relocation; and the Izmir scenario planning exercise conducted with AFAD personnel and others explores how information is used and decisions are made at different stages of response and recovery. <br><br>FINDINGS from both Van and the exercise point to a focus on immediate decisions at the expense of long-term planning that it would be sensible to address. In conclusion, this paper recommends an approach to post-earthquake management in Turkey that balances the immediate needs of speed in rebuilding the infrastructure and economy with longer-term planning goals of maintaining and enhancing quality of life and improving not only the safety, but also the resilience of the urban fabric.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2212-4209",
doi="10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.03.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.03.010"
}