MARMARA EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY RECOVERY PROJECT (MEER) PERMANENT HOUSING SITE SELECTION CRITERIAS and IMPLEMENTATIONS
MARMARA EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY RECOVERY PROJECT (MEER) PERMANENT HOUSING SITE SELECTION CRITERIAS and IMPLEMENTATIONS Mehmet TUNÇER 1 1 Prof., Dr., Cankaya University, Fac. Of Architecture, City and Regional Planning Department, Balgat Campus, Ankara, E-mail: Mehmettuncer56@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Site selection processes for permanent housing within the context of Marmara Earthquake Emergency Recovery (MEER) Project, carried out by mainly two institutions, namely, World Bank (WB) and Ministry of Public Works and Resettlement (MoPWS). The aim of this paper; to summarize the World Bank studies, including site selection criteria, different alternative sites and recommended ones. Content of the paper is to describe the terrible situation after mass destruction of 1999 Marmara Earthquake, studies after the earthquake in a short time period finalized and reported. Ministry of Public Works and Resettlement studies ended up with some Structu...