Research Article

Urban Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP

Table 2

Management activities in different stages of crisis management cycle.

Stage of crisisActivities and actions

PrecrisisLegislation and following laws
Planning
Approximation and evaluation of earthquake potential
Approximation and estimation of danger
Prevention
Vulnerability determination and decreasing impacts
Being prepared
Raising alarms and warnings
Research and study
Beginning of crisisAnnouncement and warning
Preliminary evaluation of incident size and dimension
Mobilization
Rescue and search
Rescue and first aid
Activation of crisis management plan
Activation of confronting plan officially
Search, help, and rescue
During crisisLiving facilities
Healthcare facilities and observation
Region health condition, injured and survivors
Evacuating people from unsafe regions to safe zones
Exact evaluation of crisis
Announcement
PostcrisisRetrofitting and reestablishing emergency services
Reconstruction
Create temporary shelter
Demolition of unsafe places and cleanup damaged places
Healthcare
Establishment of normal status
Social support
Evaluating and reviewing rules and regulations and crisis management plans
Development
Research and study