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Assessment of determinants impacting the vulnerability and resilience of the urban environment of Pol-e-Dokhtar in terms of water runoff and flooding

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant Professor, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Alisina University, Hamadan, Iran.

10.30473/psp.2026.75713.2781

Abstract

Flooding occurs in many urban environments each year, resulting in significant human and financial losses. In addition to impacting urban infrastructure and machinery, this risk disrupts the everyday lives of citizens, and poses substantial challenges to urban management. Pol-e-Dokhtar in the southern area of Lorestan province is one of many areas throughout the province and country that face the natural hazard of flooding on almost an annual basis. Within the urban area of Pol-e-Dokhtar, the Kashkan River, a primary branch of the Karkheh, has bifurcated the urban structure into an eastern and western half, and has inflicted significant damage to the urban structure during seasonal flooding events. Therefore, the main objective of the research is to investigate and identify the categorisation of indicators and variables that render the Urban and the public at risk of flooding. Required Information includes library and field datasets. The research methodology employed time series statistical analysis, SPI index, and stepwise regression methodology via GIS system apparatus for data analysis.The findings of this research have revealed that across the three dimensions studied in Pol-e-Dokhtar city, the natural elements and factors dimension with (0.57), the structural-physical factors dimension with (0.32), and the human-social factors dimension with (0.17), has the most significant impact on making Pol-e-Dokhtar city vulnerable to flooding. Therefore, it has been concluded that, with respect to the elevation profiles, the western cities and near the eastern bank of the Kashkan River, are the high-risk urban areas vulnerable to seasonal flooding. The findings of this study can be helpful for decision-making in urban management and strengthen urban resilience indicators.

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Physical Social Planning
Volume 12, Issue 3 - Serial Number 39
پاییز
December 2026
Pages 61-76
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