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Social Aspects of the Izmit, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999
Gary R. Webb
Disaster Research Center
University of Delaware
Overview of the Presentation
1) Discuss research goals of the reconnaissance trip
2) Describe the event and survey the damaged area
3) Focus on social aspects of the earthquake
4) Outline future research needs
Reconnaissance Trip to Turkey September 28-October 5, 1999
Sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
Team comprised of three engineers and one sociologist
Two major goals:
1) Use satellite data to test advanced damage assessment methodologies
2) Gather current information on the social aspects of the earthquake
Social Aspects of the Earthquake
1) Sheltering and housing
2) Restoration of education
3) Health care facilities
Bogazici University in Istanbul
Meeting with the Department of Sociology
The Social Science Research Team
Brief Description of the Event
Earthquake occurred at 3:02 a.m.
Centered in northwestern Turkey
Registered 7.4 on Richter scale
Thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed
At least 15, 800 fatalities
At least 200,000 people left homeless
Regional Map
Map of the Impacted Area
Damage to Golcuk and Adapazari
Images of Damage
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Debris Removal
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Restoration of Daily Activities
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Housing Issues
Estimating the number left homeless
Understanding migration patterns
Establishment of tent cities
Concerns about winter and the adequacy of tents
Three Types of Tent Cities
Organized by the military
Organized by private corporations or NGOs
Informally organized
Tent City Organized by Military
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Tent City Organized by the Private Sector
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Informally Organized Tent City
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Efforts to Track Tent Cities
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Tent City Services
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Water Systems
Medical Services
Mental Health Services
Activities for Children
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Transportation Services
Basic Supplies
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Adjusting to the Tent Cities
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Restoration of Education
Resumption of school in less-impacted areas
Indefinite postponement of school in highly damaged areas
Commission to restore education
Estimating the number of returning students
Preparing students and teachers to re-enter schools
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Health Care Facilities and the Earthquake
Damage to hospital buildings
Pre- and post-disaster staffing issues
Immediate hospital responses
Current hospital activities
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Future Research Needs
Transition from temporary to permanent housing
Short- and long-term recovery from the earthquake (restoration of basic institutions, impacts on collective memory and culture)
Economic impacts of and recovery from the earthquake
Basic research to broaden our understanding of organizational responses to major disasters (cross-societal comparisons)
Political implications of the disaster