The Influence of Urban Morphology on the Resilience of Cities Following an Earthquake

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5771809
AutoresP Allan (0000-0002-8229-0181, Victoria University of Wellington), Melanie Bryant (0000-0003-4026-0379, Victoria University of Wellington), Martin Bryant (0000-0003-0559-9633), Camila Wirsching (Artistic Realization Technologies), Daniela García (0000-0002-8246-695X, Artistic Realization Technologies), María Teresa Rodríguez (0000-0003-1746-623X), María Teresa Rentería Rodríguez (0000-0002-4893-5070, San Sebastián University)
Año2013
Volumen18
Número2
Páginas242-262
Fecha de publicación2013-04-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Urban Design (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1357-4809 • E-ISSN: 1469-9664
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13574809.2013.772881
OpenAlexW2032482575
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas37
Referencias citadas22

This paper proposes a conceptual theory of resilience in urbanism and demonstrates its application through a case study. The theory's underpinnings are the attributes of resilience that have been developed in ecological sciences, but have clear parallels in urbanism. They suggest that it may be possible to enhance the resilience of a city through the design of its urban morphology. The paper explores these ideas by examining the relationship between the community's adaptive behaviour and the spaces of the city of Concepción after its 2010 earthquake. This empirical evidence suggests that the role of the urban designer in earthquake-prone cities is perhaps more critical before an earthquake happens and that the more the idea of a resilient urban morphology is embedded as part of daily life, the more effective it is likely to be in the aftermath of a major earthquake

Resilience · Urban Morphology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis · Regional resilience and development