Identification and ranking of risks caused by natural disasters in terms of sustainable development in the villages of the city

The present study aimed to identify and rank the risks caused by natural disasters in terms of sustainable development in the villages of the city of Sar pole Zahab in Kermanshah. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and has been done with a cross-sectional survey approach. The statistical population of this study includes two groups of governorate managers and municipal and Red Crescent staff of Kermanshah province. Using targeted sampling and the snowball method, finally, thirteen experts participated in this study. SWARA method has been used to rank the risks caused by natural disasters. Importance-performance analysis has also been used to assess the importance of risks. The study results showed that the indicators of mortality, treatment costs, and reconstruction costs are the main risks caused by natural disasters in terms of sustainable development, respectively. Based on the results of this study, it is suggested to managers and those involved in crisis management and urban development too, by making the cities more resistant and take passive defense measures, increase the vulnerability of residential areas as much as possible, and thus, reduce the risks threatening lives of citizens.