Evaluation and Analysis of Locating Refineries with Passive Defense Approach(Case Study: Bandar Abbas Refinery)

Document Type : Original Article

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Organize the land is known as the proper organization of  living space in the form of land-use policies and  defense necessities. One of the implications of land use,  is the proper organization of space for development. Acts of defense perspectives for locating vital installations like refineries is essential. So far,in  the design of refineries safety measures is observed, And it seems that the considerations of defensive positioning is not much focused. Observaning and considering measures such as geographical location, type and level of threat, source of threat and defensive schemes tailored to the threat, are the most important parameters. Because Border provinces have particular circumstances and political differences, the spatial location within the facility must be executed with special considerations. Bandar Abbas refinery is in the vicinity of potential threat of trans-regional forces in the Persian Gulf and has a special status. In this paper we analyze the method in the context of software systems, GIS and field observations, Look for the answer in locating of the refinery of Bandar Abbas that which  defensive considerations are observed? Initially a discussion about considerations of defensive positioning, and then explaining the importance of its refinery in Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province and the Persian Gulf region is evaluated , Resulting in non-compliance with a series of defensive considerations in site selection of this critical  this project.

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Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 15
December 2013
Pages 69-80
  • Receive Date: 27 October 2013
  • Revise Date: 08 December 2013
  • Accept Date: 06 January 2014
  • Publish Date: 10 January 2014