Assessment of community resilience to disasters at the local level within the scope of a disaster-resilient city: the case of Turkey

Abstract This study aimed to assess community resilience to disasters at the local level in Turkey. In this study, a Community Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI) consisting of 5 sub-dimensions and 34 basic indicators based on the DROP model was developed. The developed CDRI was applied for 81 provinces in Turkey. In order to reach the data in the determined sub-dimensions, current data on the websites of (Turkish Statistical Institute, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, and the General Directorate of Highways) were accessed. The data obtained were analyzed using AMOS 23 and IBM SPSS 25 programs, and general resilience scores were obtained at the provincial level. In addition, Arcgis 10.8 program was used to reveal the spatial distribution of the provinces according to their resilience scores. In the first stage of the study, a sufficiently reliable CDRI based on the DROP model was developed. As a result of the application of the CDRI developed in the second stage, it was observed that the majority of the provinces in Turkey had medium and above disaster resilience levels. In addition, when the resilience scores of the provinces were evaluated according to the sub-dimensions of CDRI, it was found that the highest scores were in economic resilience and the lowest scores were in community capacity sub-dimensions. The developed CDRI is expected to guide disaster management policies and investments.