1st Edition
Sustainability, Risks and Resilience of Vernacular Heritage
Introduction: Sustainability, Risks and Resilience of Vernacular Architecture
Fernando Vegas, Camilla Mileto, Alicia Hueto Escobar, and María Lidón de Miguel
1. Combining Structural and Non-structural Risk-reduction Measures to Improve Evacuation Safety in Historical Built Environments
Gabriele Bernardini and Tiago Miguel Ferreira
2. A Multiscale Approach for the Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Historical Centres in Masonry Building Aggregates: Cognitive Approach and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Vieri Cardinali, Maria Teresa Cristofaro, Maurizio Ferrini, Raffaele Nudo, Barbara Paoletti, and Marco Tanganelli
3. Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Historical Masonry Aggregate Buildings. The Case of Fes Medina in Morocco
S. Stefanini, L. Rovero, and U. Tonietti
4. Assessment of Vulnerability of Earthen Vernacular Architecture in the Iberian Peninsula to Natural Risks. Generation of an Analysis Tool
C. Mileto, F. Vegas, L. García, and A. Pérez
5. Minnan and Hakka Tulou. Functional, Typological and Construction Features of the Rammed Earth Dwellings of Fujian (China)
P. Porretta, E. Pallottino, and E. Colafranceschi
6. Anti-Seismic Retrofitting Techniques for Vernacular Adobe Buildings in Colombia: A Proposed Framework for Developing and Assessing Sustainable and Appropriate Interventions
F. De Filippi, R. Pennacchio, S. Torres, and L. Restuccia
7. Digital Survey and Structural Investigation on the Triumphal Arch of Caracalla in the Archaeological Site of Volubilis in Morocco: Retracing the Timeline of Collapses Occurred during the 18th Century Earthquake
Stefano Galassi, Matteo Bigongiari, Giacomo Tempesta, Luisa Rovero, Eloisa Fazzi, Cheima Azil, Letizia Di Pasquale, and Giovanni Pancani
Biography
Fernando Vegas, PhD, and Camilla Mileto, PhD, are professors at the Architecture Faculty of the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain) and members of the Architecture, Heritage and Management for Sustainable Development Research Centre PEGASO. Specialists in the restoration and conservation of vernacular architecture with decades of teaching, research and practical experience, recognised with multiple awards such as Europa Nostra, Domus or INTBAU Excellence Awards. They are responsible in Spain for the UNESCO Chair of Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures and Sustainable Development, as well as directors of the magazine Loggia and the research group.
Alicia Hueto Escobar, PhD, and María Lidón de Miguel, PhD, are architects and researchers at the Architecture, Heritage and Management for Sustainable Development Research Centre PEGASO at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. Their research on vernacular architecture ranges from the study of construction techniques to their adaptation to current needs, risks, sustainability, development cooperation, etc.
