Natural Disasters in Turkey Analytical Essay by cee-cee

Natural Disasters in Turkey
A discussion of how Turkey can improve its reaction to natural disasters to minimize future damage.
# 109339 | 1,091 words | 5 sources | MLA | 2008 | US
Published on Nov 28, 2008 in Public Administration (General) , Geography (General)


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This paper discusses the ability of Turkish authorities to cope with natural disasters that occur in the region. It looks at how they reacted to the 1999 Marmara sea region earthquake and the 2000 flooding and discusses how these events challenged the power of the Turkish state to properly ensure the security of its population. The paper then looks at the areas Turkey must improve in order to prevent such massive loss of lives and damages from occurring again.

Sample of Sources Used:

  • FEMA. "Urban Search and Rescue." US Department of Homeland Security.28 Feb. 2007. 11 Nov. 2007 <http://www.fema.gov/emergency/usr/>
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. "Turkey: Floods Information Bulletin No. 1." Relief Web. 2 Nov. 2006. 11 Nov. 2007 <http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6V6QZA?OpenDocument>
  • Long, Cynthia. "American Red Cross Assists Turkey With Quake Response". Red Cross website. 2000. 11 Nov. 2007 <http://www.redcross.org/news/archives/2000/5-8-00.html>
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid. "Addressing natural disaster reduction: Urban Search and Rescue: Turkey." Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Mar. 2005. 11 Nov. 2007 <http://162.23.39.120/dezaweb/ressources/resource_en_24637.pdf>
  • United Nations Resident Coordinator. "Recent Natural Disasters in Turkey: An Overview of the National Technological Capacity and Its Utilization." Relief Web. 5 Jul 2000. 11 Nov. 2007 <http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/OCHA-64CM6F?OpenDocument>

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