Seismically Risky Buildings - The Deadlock of Zoning Amnesty upon the Effective Integrated Disaster Risk Management

Authors : Seher Beyza KARACA, Abdullah DİLSİZ

Pages : 29-37

Doi:10.54365/adyumbd.1189213

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Publication Date : 2023-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Integrated Disaster Management is a plan for various interventions for unfavorable situations that occur before/after disasters. To ensure the implementation of successful disaster management, management plans have to be implemented and supported by laws for permanent solutions. Türkiye, as one of those disaster prone countries, particularly for earthquakes, created various action plans and laws at different level. One of the most important example in this regard might be the zoning amnesty that is carried out on registration of unlicensed buildings to identify them for urban transformation. However, deficiencies have appeared in practice and governance were insufficient to eliminate the threats. The Aegean Sea Earthquake affected İzmir in 2020 has brought this predicament to light once again. This study mentions disaster management and mitigation plans in Türkiye generally, and focuses on the Izmir earthquake that occurred on October 30th, 2020. It highlights inconsistency of zoning amnesty with disaster resilience.
Keywords : Deprem, Afet Yönetimi, Dirençlilik, İmar Affı, İzmir