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Alhusban, A A, Alhusban, S A and Al-Betawi, Y N (2019) Assessing the impact of urban Syrian refugees on the urban fabric of Al Mafraq city architecturally and socially. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 10(02–03), 99–129.

Asgary, A and Azimi, N (2019) Choice of emergency shelter: valuing key attributes of emergency shelters. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 10(02–03), 130–50.

Chandrasekera, T and Hebert, P (2019) Emergency preparedness in the hospitality industry in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 10(02–03), 167–74.

Hayat, E, Haigh, R and Amaratunga, D (2019) A framework for reconstruction of road infrastructure after a disaster. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 10(02–03), 151–66.

Karki, T K (2019) What did the 2015 earthquake tell us about what the state of earthquake resilience in Kathmandu metropolitan city was?. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 10(02–03), 188–202.

Rahi, K (2019) Indicators to assess organizational resilience – a review of empirical literature. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 10(02–03), 85–98.

Sohrabizadeh, S, Jahangiri, K, Shafiei Moghaddam, P, Safarpour, H and Eskandari, Z (2019) Earthquake preparedness in higher education structures. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 10(02–03), 175–87.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: SWOT; Disaster mitigation; Disaster preparedness; Structural assessment; Earthquake; ICS;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1759-5908
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-12-2018-0049
  • Abstract:
    Universities and higher education institutes are key pillars of all societies, as the result of their important roles in education, research and training of human resources. Nevertheless, similar to other social structures, universities need to be prepared for natural disasters. This study aims to measure and analyze the level of earthquake preparedness in a higher education institute in Tehran, Iran. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 in a higher education institute through three stages of tool, namely, development, preparedness evaluation and strength–weakness–opportunity–threat analysis. The valid and reliable tool was applied for assessment of college preparedness through a field survey. Factors affecting the obtained level of preparedness were categorized into internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external (opportunities and threats) factors to decide on an appropriate strategy for promoting the preparedness level. Findings Content validity index and content validity ratio of the tool were 88 and 98.85 per cent, respectively. The reliability of the tool was measured to be 98 per cent using the kappa coefficient. The level of preparedness was estimated to be weak. The final value of the matrix of internal and external factors was higher than average, which can be improved in the form of strength–opportunity strategy. Originality/value It is highly suggested to allocate a specific budget for improvement and evaluation of preparedness measures in all parts of education systems. In addition, making the preparedness measures as the mandatory duty for educational structures can be considered by decision-makers and managers at the national and local levels.