Assessment of the post-disaster assembly areas in the Merkez District of Uşak Province in Turkey
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Natural disasters, especially earthquakes are frequent in Turkey. After the 1999 Marmara earthquake and the 2011 Van earthquake, extensive studies were carried out on what should be done before, during, and after an earthquake. In late September 2019, earthquakes in Istanbul have raised the topic of post-disaster assembly areas and temporary shelters. One of the main subjects about these areas was whether they were in good condition or not. Within the scope of this study, post-disaster assembly areas in the Merkez district of the Uşak province in Turkey, criteria for determining these areas, their sizes, and compliance conditions with the specified standards would be evaluated. Besides, the distribution of the areas would be evaluated and the maps prepared using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). This study indicates that the assembly areas in Merkez and Uşak are not sufficient, especially in the populous neighborhoods, nearly half of the neighborhoods do not have any assembly areas, and many of them have infrastructure problems. The distribution is also another problem in different neighborhoods for different reasons. The analysis made through the GIS showed that the distribution is not homogenous in terms of accessibility, all areas in the district are located in central neighborhoods.
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