Vahdat, K, Smith, NJ and Amiri, GG (2014) Fuzzy multicriteria for developing a risk management system in seismically prone areas. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 48 (4). pp. 235-248. ISSN 0038-0121
Abstract
Earthquakes pose a predominant risk to cities in seismically prone areas. This paper addresses the need to mitigate the exposure of cities to seismic risk in general and to existing and new build structures in particular. The many and complex factors to be considered require a form of Multi-Criteria Decision making system to be adopted. To cope with the interactions between socio-economic factors and the roles of multiple participants, criteria and alternatives the paper proposes the use of a fuzzy multi-criteria model. The fuzzy methodology forms the basis for the development of a composite fuzzy risk index for prioritizing different regions in Iran. The findings suggest that early risk assessments in seismically prone areas should be conducted in order to determine the multi-dimensional aspects of seismic risk including vulnerability and emergency response management.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Elsevier B.V. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, DOI 10.1016/j.seps.2014.05.002 |
Keywords: | Fuzzy MCDM; Seismic risk management; Uncertainty; Vulnerability |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) > Institute for Resilient Infrastructure (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2014 15:48 |
Last Modified: | 25 Feb 2016 15:37 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2014.05.002 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.seps.2014.05.002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80987 |