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Resilience by Design (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Resilience by Design (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Series: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications
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This book discusses that disasters, whether natural or man-made,
are essentially a human phenomenon. When a city becomes gridlocked
and its resources depleted, the collective resilience of those who
remain on the ground becomes critical to its immediate survival and
recovery. The author argues that in order to build resilient
futures for our urban environment, we need more than the skills of
architects, engineers, and planners. Support of local communities
and policymakers is also needed. The book revisits the recent
catastrophic events: the earthquakes in Port-au-Prince and
Christchurch, and the hurricane in New Orleans, and places emphasis
on the social, cultural, and political processes of rebuilding
houses, facilities, and infrastructure that often go unnoticed.
Understanding the wider context for how a built project comes to
be, the author argues, is a solid indicator of its longevity than
by the measure of its material characteristics alone, and gives us
reasons to question the validity of our intentions as designers of
the future. This book provides strategies for thinking about,
assessing, and developing ways for place-makers from all
disciplines to become responsible citizen designers of our cities.
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