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Natural and manmade urban changes often have negative impacts on social, economic and environmental structure of the cities, such as habitat loss, pollution, loss of common property resources, poverty, displacement of communities and unemployment. Nowadays, the impacts of urban changes have started to be seen far beyond the borders of the cities. Within this context, many scholars and decision makers interested in urban planning have started to focus on the term of adaptability to cope with urban changes that create external stresses, dangers and risks (