Abstract
With the increase in disasters and damage caused by climate change, the global population and infrastructure are gradually being concentrated in urban areas as a result of rapid urbanization, and concerns for disasters in urban areas are increasing. Vulnerability to and risks of disasters are particularly serious issues in declining areas with poor physical and social environment. The improvement of urban resilience is necessary to prevent disasters in these areas, and an index for evaluating the current resilience level in these areas is necessary. To determine the suitability of evaluation index application for disaster resilience in declining areas, this study generated a list of 24 evaluation indices by reviewing published studies on this topic and examined the applicability of these indices in a survey conducted with 30 experts. The independence of each index was assessed through policy network analysis. In addition, the relevance and applicability of the indices were determined, and their effectiveness was assessed using the fuzzy multiple-criteria decision making method. Lastly, the priorities of the evaluation indices were suggested by combining the two analysis methods mentioned above. The results of this study will likely contribute to the development of an evaluation index for effective evaluation of urban resilience in declining areas.
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