Forozan Mehr, E., Arbabi Sabzevari, A., Adibi Saadinejad, F. (2025). Identifying and Evaluating the factors affecting the Resilience of Coastal Cities of the Southeastern Regions of t Iran with an Emphasis on the Hazards of Tropical Storms and Floods (Case study: the Coastal city of Konarak). , 22(4), 217-257. doi: 10.22067/jgrd.2024.89203.1457
Ebrahim Forozan Mehr; Azadeh Arbabi Sabzevari; Fatemeh Adibi Saadinejad. "Identifying and Evaluating the factors affecting the Resilience of Coastal Cities of the Southeastern Regions of t Iran with an Emphasis on the Hazards of Tropical Storms and Floods (Case study: the Coastal city of Konarak)". , 22, 4, 2025, 217-257. doi: 10.22067/jgrd.2024.89203.1457
Forozan Mehr, E., Arbabi Sabzevari, A., Adibi Saadinejad, F. (2025). 'Identifying and Evaluating the factors affecting the Resilience of Coastal Cities of the Southeastern Regions of t Iran with an Emphasis on the Hazards of Tropical Storms and Floods (Case study: the Coastal city of Konarak)', , 22(4), pp. 217-257. doi: 10.22067/jgrd.2024.89203.1457
Forozan Mehr, E., Arbabi Sabzevari, A., Adibi Saadinejad, F. Identifying and Evaluating the factors affecting the Resilience of Coastal Cities of the Southeastern Regions of t Iran with an Emphasis on the Hazards of Tropical Storms and Floods (Case study: the Coastal city of Konarak). , 2025; 22(4): 217-257. doi: 10.22067/jgrd.2024.89203.1457
Identifying and Evaluating the factors affecting the Resilience of Coastal Cities of the Southeastern Regions of t Iran with an Emphasis on the Hazards of Tropical Storms and Floods (Case study: the Coastal city of Konarak)
1Ph.D. student, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran
2Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran
3Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran
Abstract
Given that the existence or absence of various hazards in a geographical context is a relative matter, the resilience of cities against natural hazards has become one of the important issues in urban planning and management. Therefore, the main goal of the present study is to evaluate the resilience of the city of Konarak to the risks induced by urban floods. This is an applied study that adopts an exploratory method. Data collection is conducted using an interview and self-administered questionnaire. The statistical population of consisted of two groups of citizens and relevant experts and elites. According to the research objectives, citizens were surveyed to assess the level of resilience of neighborhoods in Konarak city against urban floods. Using the Cochran formula and proportional to the population of the city, a sample size of n=380 people was selected using simple random sampling method. To achieve the desired pattern of increasing resilience, interviews were conducted with elites and experts using ScenarioWizard software and a targeted non-random sampling method (predetermined), which ultimately yielded a sample of n= 15 people. The findings suggested that in assessing the resilience of Konarak neighborhoods against natural hazards, the neighborhoods of Nazarabad, Surg, Baluchan, and Kohian are in unfavorable condition in terms of environmental resilience, respectively, and the neighborhoods of Zargaran, Kalak Bazaar, and Sahel Markazi have a relatively favorable situation. Finally, the best and most appropriate model for increasing the resilience of Konarak city will be obtained when the drivers (completion of the surface water channel, establishment of a warning system and meteorological station, establishment of an integrated spatial information system (GIS), preparation of flood zoning maps, and revision of the legal system of executive bodies) from the national to the local level follow a positive and growing trend.
