Investigation and evaluation of dimensions and components of urban resilience against floods in western cities of Mazandaran province

Rahnama, Mohammad Rahim; Elahi Churan, Mohammad Ali

doi:10.22111/jneh.2023.41127.1866

Investigation and evaluation of dimensions and components of urban resilience against floods in western cities of Mazandaran province

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ Professor of Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.

² PhD student of geography and urban planning, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

10.22111/jneh.2023.41127.1866

Abstract

The main purpose of the present study is to assess urban resilience to floods in the study area western cities of Mazandaran also the present study tries to determine which of the cities in the situation is suitable in terms of resilience. Research method In the present study, the type of applied research and the nature of the research are descriptive-analytical. Library-field methods including observation and questionnaires (closed and spectral) were used to collect data. The statistical population of the research is the western cities of Mazandaran province including Nowshahr, Chalous, Hatchiroud, Kojoor, Marzanabad, Clarabad, and Abbasabad, which according to Cochran's formula, 384 have been selected as the sample size. The validity of the research was confirmed by university professors and its reliability was 0.87% according to Cronbach's alpha test for analyzing SPSS information and data by descriptive statistics (mean frequency distribution) and inferential methods (one-sample t-test and analysis of variance). Unilateral) has been used; Findings show that the studied cities are in different conditions of resilience. By considering all four dimensions of resilience, it was determined. Nowshahr is in first place with the highest average in terms of resilience against natural hazards. Chalous, Abbasabad and Salmanshahr are in the next place. According to the results obtained, the city of Kojoor has obtained the lowest average in the last rank in terms of resilience.

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Main Subjects

Environmental Hazards

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