It has been found that several invisible aspects, especially social and cultural features, are deeply related to the risk of the city and therefore should be taken into consideration in future disaster management plans. In each city and country there are several sensitive issues related to daily activities that are difficult for foreigners to understand or take into consideration. Involvement of the communities is a very important point. The present project has made recommendations and has prepared ground for future studies. However, sincere and continued efforts are needed to turn those recommendations into real actions and to implement the action plan.
Sustainability is an important issue in disaster management.
More effort should be made to ensure that the process is continuous and meaningful. National and international development agencies should have a strong commitment to these issues and incorporate disaster issues in development planning to make it more sustainable. More activities of this type are needed and should focus on local participation to build capacity among the local community while respecting traditions.