The Role of Municipalities in Disaster Resilience in Settlements with Disaster Risk

Murat Özler

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The Role of Municipalities in Disaster Resilience in Settlements with Disaster Risk

Yazarlar:

Murat Özler

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi

Dergi:

Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.421-443

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001300804

pISSN:

1306-7885

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 Disasters are events that occur as a result of natural and human-originated events and phenomena and cause damages on human societies and settlements by causing loss of life and property. Even if there is no total escape from disasters, disaster management will be possible with the risk reduction measures to be carried out against the events and phenomena that cause disasters. While the chance of success in combating high level risk is low, the success of combating with reduced risk will be higher. On the other hand, training of the individuals which form the society and therefore increasing social resistance and disaster resilience, in this regard will increase the level of sustainable community life and survival. Especially the role of municipalities, which are the units closest to the public, in this issue is extremely important. In this study, which will be handled at the level of local governments, the role of the elderly and the disabled, who are among the vulnerable segments of the society with the lowest resistance to disasters, and the role of municipalities will be examined. Because, no matter what kind of disaster scenario it is possible to be prepared for, the preparatory work should be carried out by taking these groups into consideration. Therefore, the role of municipalities, at national and local level, in risk reduction and response to both potential and actual disaster hazards will be a guarantee of international success, especially for vulnerable populations.

 Disasters are events that occur as a result of natural and human-originated events and phenomena and cause damages on human societies and settlements by causing loss of life and property. Even if there is no total escape from disasters, disaster management will be possible with the risk reduction measures to be carried out against the events and phenomena that cause disasters. While the chance of success in combating high level risk is low, the success of combating with reduced risk will be higher. On the other hand, training of the individuals which form the society and therefore increasing social resistance and disaster resilience, in this regard will increase the level of sustainable community life and survival. Especially the role of municipalities, which are the units closest to the public, in this issue is extremely important. In this study, which will be handled at the level of local governments, the role of the elderly and the disabled, who are among the vulnerable segments of the society with the lowest resistance to disasters, and the role of municipalities will be examined. Because, no matter what kind of disaster scenario it is possible to be prepared for, the preparatory work should be carried out by taking these groups into consideration. Therefore, the role of municipalities, at national and local level, in risk reduction and response to both potential and actual disaster hazards will be a guarantee of international success, especially for vulnerable populations.

 Disasters are events that occur as a result of natural and human-originated events and phenomena and cause damages on human societies and settlements by causing loss of life and property. Even if there is no total escape from disasters, disaster management will be possible with the risk reduction measures to be carried out against the events and phenomena that cause disasters. While the chance of success in combating high level risk is low, the success of combating with reduced risk will be higher. On the other hand, training of the individuals which form the society and therefore increasing social resistance and disaster resilience, in this regard will increase the level of sustainable community life and survival. Especially the role of municipalities, which are the units closest to the public, in this issue is extremely important. In this study, which will be handled at the level of local governments, the role of the elderly and the disabled, who are among the vulnerable segments of the society with the lowest resistance to disasters, and the role of municipalities will be examined. Because, no matter what kind of disaster scenario it is possible to be prepared for, the preparatory work should be carried out by taking these groups into consideration. Therefore, the role of municipalities, at national and local level, in risk reduction and response to both potential and actual disaster hazards will be a guarantee of international success, especially for vulnerable populations.

 Afetler doğal ve insan orijinli olay ve olguların sonucu olarak ortaya çıkan ve insan toplumları ve yerleşim yerleri üzerinde can ve mal kaybı yaratarak zararlar meydana getiren olaylardır. Afetlerden topyekun kaçış söz konusu olmasa bile afete neden olan olay ve olgulara karşı yürütülecek risk azaltma önlemleri ile afet yönetimi mümkün olabilecektir. Yüksek düzeyde risk ile mücadelede başarı şansı düşük iken azaltılmış risk ile mücadelenin başarısı daha yüksek olacaktır. Diğer yandan, toplumu oluşturan bireylerin eğitimi ve bu konuda toplumsal direncin, afet direncinin artırılması, sürdürülebilir toplum yaşamı ve hayatta kalma düzeyini arttıracaktır. Afetler ile mücadele bütüncül bir süreç olduğuna göre bu mücadeleye toplumun tüm düzeyleri katılmak zorundadır. Özellikle halka en yakın birim olan belediyelerin bu konudaki rolleri son derece önemlidir. Yerel yönetimler düzeyinde ele alınacak bu çalışmada da toplum içerisinde afetlere karşı direnci en düşük kesim olarak savunmasız kesimlerden yaşlılar ve engelliler ile belediyelerin rolü irdelenecektir. Çünkü hangi tür afet senaryosuna hazırlanmak söz konusu olursa olsun hazırlık çalışmaları bu kesim göz önüne alınarak yapılmalıdır. Özellikle afet sonrası kaosun oluşturacağı olumsuzluklar bu kesimleri çok ciddi zararlarla yüz yüze bırakmaktadır. Bu nedenle gerek potansiyel gerekse reel afet tehlikesine yönelik risk azaltmada ve mücadelede yerel düzeyde belediyelerin özellikle savunmasız kesimlere yönelik gerçekleştireceği roller ulusal ve uluslararası başarının da teminatını oluşturacaktır.

Makale detayları

The Role of Municipalities in Disaster Resilience in Settlements with Disaster Risk

Yazarlar:

Murat Özler

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi

Dergi:

Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.421-443

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001300804

pISSN:

1306-7885

Disaster

Crisis

Elderly

Disability

VulnerabilityAfet

Kriz

Yaşlılık

Engellilik

Savunmasızlık

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Murat Özler

Yayıncı: Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar: Kamu Yönetimi

Dergi: Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.421-443

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001300804

pISSN: 1306-7885

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Murat Özler

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi

Dergi:

Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.421-443

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001300804

pISSN:

1306-7885