Optimal Site Selection for Temporary Housing After an Earthquake in Urban Areas Using Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods and GIS: A Sample of Duzce in Turkey

It is an appropriate to choose site for temporary housing of the population that is affected by natural disasters. There have been among the issues that have been taken to the attention of organization and authorities responsible for crisis management. In Turkey, finding a location for temporary accommodation of citizens is usually introduced by aid agencies regardless of the standards and in an experimental manner after the occurrence. It is clear that inappropriate site selection could end in a disaster even worse than the initial phenomenon. Having discovering the site-selection criteria for temporary housing after a probable earthquake in district of Duzce, in the previous investigations we try to review the crisis management steps in an earthquake known area, and provide some guidelines for choosing suitable locations for temporary housing of people affected by earthquake in Duzce environments. In general, site selection and placement of temporary housing areas is a complex subject that is a function of multiple criteria and variables. Thus, given the technical properties of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM). It is known that making use of such methods to determine and measure the importance coefficients of criteria and indices effective in location of activities is regarded as one of the appropriate methods. Given the high construction and population density in the Duzce area, it is necessary to conduct accurate studies and planning to minimize the damage and injuries caused by natural disasters and cataclysmic events. Utilizing some indices and TOPSIS method, the present paper has been discussed the optimal site selection method for temporary housing areas in Duzce.