<p>This survey studies the major cause of landslides and assesses the main reconstruction approaches after occurrence of such disasters. The main purpose is to find the key factors which influence determination of built in-place or relocating the prone villages. In Jan 2011, after an earthquake took place in Alishaahi and Meydan -the villages of Fars province- two different decisions were resettlement and build in-place of them. They were both equally based on their geographical location, context, culture and threat type though. In this research the major factors of such decision making will be studied and compared. This study is qualitative research which concerns the comparison of data. This research goes through, literature reviews, documentation. The most important data collection methods in this paper are direct observation of the data, review of documents and in-depth interviews with experts and victims. Finally, it is concluded that different factors will affect the decision making approach.</p>