Reconstruction management policies in residential and commercial sectors after the 2003 bam earthquake in Iran |
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Authors: | Babak Omidvar Hossein Zafari Sahar Derakhshan |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6135, Tehran, Iran;(2) Reconstruction Engineer of Housing Foundation of Iran, Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: | In the very early hours of 26th December 2003, a devastating and strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck Bam, one
of the historical cities of Kerman province in the south of Iran. According to the official reports, more than 30,000 were
killed and about 25,000 injured. More than 80% of the town’s buildings were also destroyed. After the disaster, Bam’s reconstruction
management process was presented with a lot of challenges and faced many fundamental questions. The number of human losses
and related social issues, extensive destruction of the historical town, and also the lack of good experience in the reconstruction
of a city or town made the reconstruction project of Bam more complicated. The reconstruction of Bam was the most important
post-disaster reconstruction project among recent reconstructions in Iran. Many factors, such as concern over the government
and international agencies, the new managerial approaches, and the application of appropriate reconstruction methods, made
it different from the other reconstruction programs. Thus, the post-earthquake reconstruction of Bam is investigated in this
research with respect to the importance of this issue. The aim behind this article is to give a brief explanation of the earthquake
reconstruction management policies in Bam and also the plans for the reconstruction and rebuilding of urban residential and
commercial units. |
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