Session

Architecture and Spatial Planning

Description

Extreme weather events are increasing in intensity and frequency. While the social component of resilience with all its dimensions depend on all citizens, spatial and environmental components with all their dimensions depend on more from architects than from other professionals. In this context, architects have a responsibility to evaluate, design (create) and maintain resilient build environment that can more successfully adapt to natural conditions and that can more readily absorb and recover city from different disasters.

The objective of this research and used methodology is to identify the role of architects in creating the building and urban resilience qualities that can be implemented in a variety of contexts at national, regional or global level.

Conclusions serve as a new concept to future researches in this field and to all regional stakeholders engaged in the process of evaluating building natural disaster risks and creating strategies for improvement of building and urban resilience professionally.

Keywords:

Architects, buildings; climate change; urban resilience

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-437-52-3

First Page

7

Last Page

14

Location

Durres, Albania

Start Date

28-10-2016 9:00 AM

End Date

30-10-2016 5:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2016.60

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Role of the architects in creating building and urban resilience

Durres, Albania

Extreme weather events are increasing in intensity and frequency. While the social component of resilience with all its dimensions depend on all citizens, spatial and environmental components with all their dimensions depend on more from architects than from other professionals. In this context, architects have a responsibility to evaluate, design (create) and maintain resilient build environment that can more successfully adapt to natural conditions and that can more readily absorb and recover city from different disasters.

The objective of this research and used methodology is to identify the role of architects in creating the building and urban resilience qualities that can be implemented in a variety of contexts at national, regional or global level.

Conclusions serve as a new concept to future researches in this field and to all regional stakeholders engaged in the process of evaluating building natural disaster risks and creating strategies for improvement of building and urban resilience professionally.