- Journal of International Environmental Application and Science
- Vol: 11 Issue: 2
- Earthquake Park Design and Some Examples from the World and Turkey
Earthquake Park Design and Some Examples from the World and Turkey
Authors : Bahriye Gülgün, Kübra Yazici, Sukru Dursun, Bahar Türkyılmaz Tahta
Pages : 159-165
View : 8 | Download : 4
Publication Date : 2016-06-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Earthquake parks which enhance the quality of life and ordinary cases, increase the welfare of society as well as gathering in emergency / shelter will be used as parking areas are functional and designed to meet their immediate needs. So the planning of parks has a very important place for earthquake disaster management. When we look topography structure of Turkey, because of hosting the major fault lines, also deemed necessary the existing green areas (parks, recreational areas etc.) must be capable of converting the earthquake parking in case of a disaster and have adequate equipment for this situation. In this study, emphasizing the importance of earthquake parks in the world and in our country examined some available earthquakes parks and parking issues must be considered in the earthquake planning were investigated.Keywords : Earthquake Park, Landscape Planning, Housing, Disaster