Earthquake Crisis Management in Tehran Metropolis

Subject Areas : Geopolitic

Taghi kazemitari ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2014-11-29 Accepted : 2014-11-29 Published : 2009-07-23

Keywords: earthquake, crisis, Crisis management, Tehran metropolis,

Abstract :

Tehran city, with regard to urban making standards and geographical definitions, isidentified as a metropolis and the issue which constantly comes up in this city, isearthquake crisis management. And the main question is that whether the structure ofexisting organizations for managing the quake crisis is responsible?In this article it has been tried, to explaning crisis and crisis management, Tehransituation and quake risks, vulnerability and quake consequences and prediction offuture in Tehran. It is identified that this organism is not responsible for crisismanagement in Tehran metropolis, because the existence of 24 issues and challengestoward the management of quake crisis in Tehran. They are identified by interviewwith experts and managers and eventually to remove them and create the qualifiedmanagement, the12 items suggestions are recommended, the most important of that is:To establish an integrated urban management in a way that all sources of power,including public forces, civilian police and military forces, public institutions undermunicipality and popular institutes to be responsible before the head of crisisheadquarters(e.g. Tehran mayor), in fact, structural and legal problems to be resolvedand the powers of crisis manager to be increased.