Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy
- The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword: Current Trends in Disaster Law and Policy
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Critical Perspectives on the Evolution of Disaster Law and Policy
- Part II Effective Governance as an Imperative for Responsive Disaster Law and Policy
- Part III Law’s Role in Promoting Hazard Mitigation: Intergovernmental, International, National, and Local Approaches
- 9 Local Resilience, Land Use Law, and Disaster Planning
- 10 Financing City Resilience
- 11 Disaster, Land Use, European Union Law and the Impact on EU Member States: The Relevance of the 2019 Decision of the Dutch Supreme Court Ordering Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 12 Covid-19 and Cooperation in Times of Disaster
- 13 Disaster Recovery in Rural Communities
- 14 Wildfire Federalism: A Framework for Local Government Participation in Disaster Planning
- 15 A Comparative Review of Hazard-Prone Housing Acquisition Laws, Policies, and Programs in the United States and Aotearoa New Zealand: Opportunities to Improve Practice
- 16 Urban Transformation as a Resilience Strategy: Earthquake Preparedness in Istanbul
- 17 How Do Green Cities Prevent Disasters?
- 18 Constructing a Resilient Energy Supply
- 19 Building a Resilient Power Grid
- 20 Weaponizing Private Property and the Chilling Effect of Regulatory Takings Jurisprudence in Combating Global Warming
- Part IV Private Sector Initiatives to Promote Disaster Resilience and Recovery
- Part V Lawyers As Disaster Law and Policy Leaders: Training for Students and Guidance for Practitioners
- Part VI Cultural Heritage Protection and Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities for Advancing Disaster Law and Policy
- Part VII Disasters and Vulnerable Communities
16 - Urban Transformation as a Resilience Strategy: Earthquake Preparedness in Istanbul
from Part III - Law’s Role in Promoting Hazard Mitigation: Intergovernmental, International, National, and Local Approaches
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy
- The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword: Current Trends in Disaster Law and Policy
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Critical Perspectives on the Evolution of Disaster Law and Policy
- Part II Effective Governance as an Imperative for Responsive Disaster Law and Policy
- Part III Law’s Role in Promoting Hazard Mitigation: Intergovernmental, International, National, and Local Approaches
- 9 Local Resilience, Land Use Law, and Disaster Planning
- 10 Financing City Resilience
- 11 Disaster, Land Use, European Union Law and the Impact on EU Member States: The Relevance of the 2019 Decision of the Dutch Supreme Court Ordering Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 12 Covid-19 and Cooperation in Times of Disaster
- 13 Disaster Recovery in Rural Communities
- 14 Wildfire Federalism: A Framework for Local Government Participation in Disaster Planning
- 15 A Comparative Review of Hazard-Prone Housing Acquisition Laws, Policies, and Programs in the United States and Aotearoa New Zealand: Opportunities to Improve Practice
- 16 Urban Transformation as a Resilience Strategy: Earthquake Preparedness in Istanbul
- 17 How Do Green Cities Prevent Disasters?
- 18 Constructing a Resilient Energy Supply
- 19 Building a Resilient Power Grid
- 20 Weaponizing Private Property and the Chilling Effect of Regulatory Takings Jurisprudence in Combating Global Warming
- Part IV Private Sector Initiatives to Promote Disaster Resilience and Recovery
- Part V Lawyers As Disaster Law and Policy Leaders: Training for Students and Guidance for Practitioners
- Part VI Cultural Heritage Protection and Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities for Advancing Disaster Law and Policy
- Part VII Disasters and Vulnerable Communities
Summary
As defined by the World Health Organization, a disaster is “an occurrence disrupting the normal conditions of existence and causing a level of suffering that exceeds the capacity of adjustment of the affected community.” Whether caused by natural sources or man-made reasons, a disaster defines a chaotic process in the social, economic, physical, and environmental systems that are integrated into the lives of people. In order to alleviate or prevent the effects of disasters, mitigation strategies are developed and implemented in the form of policies, guidelines, and planning initiatives. Within these initiatives, cities and their built environment get specific attention as they define concentrated locations and a high density of people, social, and economic activity. After the 1999 Marmara Earthquake, the government of Turkey has passed urban transformation laws and implemented disaster mitigation strategies to take a proactive stance in dealing with the adverse effects of possible high magnitude earthquakes on cities. Urban transformation, in the sense of disaster mitigation, has been about upgrading of the built environment and infrastructure as well as creating open spaces. In this respect, urban transformation efforts in Istanbul, as a city of 17 million residents and being located on a highly risky seismic zone, becomes an interesting case study. This chapter will examine urban transformation efforts in Istanbul during the last decade as a form of disaster mitigation strategy and will offer a critical review of earthquake preparedness through the planning initiatives and shaping of the built environment.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and PolicyRisk, Recovery, and Redevelopment, pp. 270 - 282Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022