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in: ISBS 2019 - 4th International Sustainable Buildings Symposium, Arzuhan Burcu Gültekin, Editor, IntechOpen, Ankara, pp.807-820, 2019
The strong association between natural disasters and sustainable development
was not understood for many years in developing countries including Turkey, and
therefore, effective steps have not been taken in terms of improving and strengthening
this association. It is obvious that sustainable development works are important
after disasters. It was also emphasized that the measures that must be taken to
prevent disasters and reduce their losses must be included in development plans of
all sizes. Especially, local administration must be trained about being prepared for
natural disasters, and the damages must thus be minimized. The sustainability concept
must not be limited with a shallow area like the protection and development of
the environment. In this chapter, the importance of sustainable development after
disasters was emphasized; and the policies that were implemented after the great
earthquake that happened in the city of Erbaa in 1939–1942–1943 was examined in
the light of the data received from Erbaa Municipality.