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Resilient Cities In Turkey For Sustainable
Economic Development

to human errors. Many people lost their lives, and many others got lost during
the disaster. Moreover, this disaster also caused a great deal of financial
damage.
Reducing the effects of global climate change and the adaptation practices
that will minimize the negative effects of environment and economy are crucial
in this sense. The way cities adapt to climate change should be designed in
detail. To create climate change resilient cities, it is essential to determine
how cities are affected by climate change and will be affected by them in the
future. In order to determine the current and potential effects, there is need for
analyses based on scientific data. As a result of various analyses, the possibility
of cities to be affected should be determined, and operations focusing on
mitigating the damage to the cities with a high potential of disaster should
be implemented. In creating cities with resilience against climate change and
natural disasters, not only potential threats, but also unexpected dangers
should be taken into account. In the climate and natural disaster projections,
this fact should be considered, and resilience against unexpected changes
should definitely be measured.
For acting before the emergence of disasters, risk management,
identification and prevention practices are extremely important for countries
with a high risk of natural disasters like Türkiye. To prevent a natural disaster
that happens in our country from turning into a community-based disaster
urban and regional planning should be made, and all components of these
plans should be assessed holistically. The operations which will be carried
out in line with the risks of natural disasters due to climate change, or the
geophysical movements such as earthquakes will be much lower than any
post-disaster costs. Not only in terms of disasters, but also as a society that
values its citizens, all elements leading to climate change should be studied in
detail, which will prevent the future negative incidents and casualties.
To build resilient cities in Türkiye, there may be certain precautions to be
taken against natural disasters in the short term. These measures include
identfying disaster risks by creating technological systems implementing
reclamation projects for streams construction of durable buildings against the
risk of earthquakes, reinforcing especially the roofs in stormy areas the roofs
in stormy areas, increasing the use of renewable energy resources, as well as
forestation practices.
Urban transformation not only strengthens the social structure, but also
changes the economic conditions. Cities provide safety in all aspects for their
citizens. The building stocks are reinforced with urban transformation, and
cities are becoming resilient against disasters. These operations should focus
on the long-term economic, social physical and environmental improvements.

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