<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/6771" mdate="2013-06-24 00:00:00"> <author>K. Tadjer and M. Bensaibi and A. Chaid</author> <title>Vulnerability Assessment of Blida City</title> <pages>354 - 358</pages> <year>2013</year> <volume>7</volume> <number>6</number> <journal>International Journal of Geological and Environmental Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6771</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/78</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>The seismic vulnerability of an urban area is of a great deal for local authorities especially those facing earthquakes. So, it is important to have an efficient tool to assess the vulnerability of existing buildings. The use of the VIP (Vulnerability Index Program) and the GIS (Geographic Information System) let us to identify the most vulnerable districts of an urban area. The use of the vulnerability index method lets us to assess the vulnerability of the center town of Blida (Algeria) which is a historical town and which has grown enormously during the last decades. In this method, three levels of vulnerability are defined. The GIS has been used to build a data base in order to perform different thematic analyses. These analyses show the seismic vulnerability of Blida.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 78, 2013</index> </article>