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• Settlements that are strong in terms of geological, geographical,
environmental and climatic features may be affected negatively or
positively by socio-dynamic effects.
• The exposure of settlements that are weak in terms of geological,
geographical, environmental and climatic features to negative
socio-dynamic effects expose these settlements to more danger
compared to others.
In the preference of the location for settlements usually geological,
geographical, environmental, and climatic advantages are taken into
consideration, but there are also settlements established in the past and today
without this consideration. The resilience components of the settlements are
developed by taking these two situations into account. The classification
made by Normandin et al. (2009) on the resilience components of settlements
is quite comprehensive. The classification made up of social dynamics, basic
requirements, built environment and management network is given in Table 1.

Table 1: The Components of Settlement Resilience (Normandin, Therrien and Tanguay, 2009).

The Dimensions of Social Basic Built Governance
Setllement Resilence Environment Network
Dynamics Reqirements
Categories Age Water Environmantel conditions Budget/Fundings
Public Information/
Population
(density, growth) Agriculture Housing conditions education about
hazards and risk
Education level Jop opportunities Urban and Regional planning Coordination
Economic
Gender Zones at risk Emergency services
development
Awareness about Education Safety standarts and codes Laws
probable hazards
Labor force Energy Transportation Emergency training
Belonging/Own-
ership Finance Emergency planning
Effect Mitigation Plan
Income Safety/Health against dangers and
risks
Public partici- Other types of
pation Insurance preparation
Infrastructure Risk assessment

Telecommunication
External aid

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