Safe City

Safe City

Assessing the Vulnerability of Kermanshah Regions to Crisis Based on BWM_WASPAS Method

Author
Aram Khezerlou
Faculty member, Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Art, Urmia University, Iran
10.22034/ispdrc.2021.699915
Abstract
Understanding the reality of a city and identifying vulnerable areas with very high accuracy, familiarity
with the type of hazards at each point and proposing a unique solution for each urban problem is an
important step in moving towards urban resilience. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of
modeling the vulnerability of eight regions of Kermanshah to crisis. The type of research is applied and
the method of work is descriptive – analytical, and data collection has been done through library and field
studies. To achieve the purpose of the research, 13 indicators have been selected based on the availability
of information and information layers have been formed for them in the GIS software. To calculate the
weight of the indicators, the multi-criteria Best - Worst decision method was used and the results were
analyzed in GAMS software. Finally, the weight obtained from the Best - Worst Method is multiplied by
the standard 13 indicators and combined. The results of ranking the eight regions of Kermanshah based
on the WASPAS model indicate that from the lowest to the highest vulnerability, including regions 1, 6,
7, 8, 4, 2, 5 and 3, respectively. The highest vulnerability is related to zone 3 and the lowest vulnerability
is related to zone 1.
Keywords
Vulnerability
Crisis
WASPAS Method
Kermanshah City
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