Document Type : Research Paper
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1 PhD student in geography and urban planning, Marand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran
2 Professor of Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Marand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran
3 Academic Member of the Department of Urban Planning and Architecture, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran
Abstract
A resilient society is able to respond positively to changes or tensions and is able to maintain its core function as a society despite tensions. Natural hazards are one of the main threats to human societies. They overshadow their resilience. Earthquake is one of the most important natural disasters. Earthquakes are basically considered as uncontrollable phenomena. On average, there are 27 catastrophic earthquakes in the world every year, during which 19,000 people die and 36,000 people become homeless.Among these, the geographical area of Iran is one of the accident-prone areas where many natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, storms, droughts, firefighting activities and desertification are examples of which occur every year. In the meantime, the city of Tabriz is one of the largest and most important cities in Iran, which is located in a very high risk area, adjacent to the Tabriz fault and having a population of 1558693 people and the existence of huge human, cultural and History introduces Tabriz as the most dangerous city in terms of earthquake riskAccordingly, Tabriz fault is the most dangerous fault in the country
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