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RESILIENT CITIES IN TURKEY

FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ayça DOĞANER

ABSTRACT
The issue of development is very important in economic policies. Development, which
is generally expressed as developments in economic, social, cultural and political fields,
has been expressed in different perspectives according to various understandings in
the historical process. Today, when it comes to economic development, the sustainable
development model comes into prominence. In the understanding of sustainable
development, in addition to the economic, social and political fields, the environment
is also included in the process with a holistic evaluation. In this context, there are various
goals to make cities and people more resilient, safe, inclusive and to create sustainable
cities and communities. While realizing these goals, the current adversities must be taken
into account. Natural disasters are the most frequently spoken natural disasters in the
world, especially in recent years. The increasing frequency of natural disasters and the
fact that the damage they cause affects not only that region but also other regions causes
the damage to increase even more. In addition to the loss of millions of people's lives
in natural disasters, the negative effects of the lives of those left behind, the costs of
investments made to compensate for the damage are increasing day by day. For this
reason, the issue of protecting cities from natural disasters should be at the forefront,
and physical, social, historical-cultural and economic damages of disasters should be
reduced and, if possible, eliminated. It is very important to create resilient cities so that
the economic, social, cultural and environmental gains of cities throughout history are not
lost due to sudden changes or unexpected deterioration. As a result of the study, it has
been concluded that making the cities of countries with high natural disaster risk, such as
Türkiye, to be resilient, as a reason for social and economic development, and that it is
necessary to increase their efforts to manage, identify and prevent risks.
Keywords: Resilient Cities, Natural Disasters, Sustainable Urbanization, Sustainable
Development

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