Abstract
Rapid rates of population growth and urbanization are raising levels of disaster vulnerability in cities located in earthquake prone regions of the developing world. Particularly apt to suffer losses are the great masses of poor who occupy sprawling slums and squattments associated with so many urban centers of LCDs (less developed countries). Major socio-economic factors which intensify risk among this marginal urban sector are examined, particularly as they apply to cities in Turkey, a country stricken repeatedly by major earthquakes. The status of social research on hazard vulnerability in urban Turkey is assessed and recommendations are made for further study.
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