| Seismic Retrofitting: Learning from Vernacular Architecture Subjects: Built Environment; Earth Sciences; Engineering & Technology; Architecture; Earth Sciences; Civil Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering; Structural Engineering; Local communities have adapted for centuries to challenging surroundings, resulting from unforeseen natural hazards. Vernacular architecture often reveals very intelligent responses attuned to the environment. Therefore, the question that emerged was: how did local populations prepare their dwellings to face frequent earthquakes? It was to respond to this gap in knowledge, that the SEISMIC-V research project was instigated, and this interdisciplinary international publication was prepared. The research revealed the existence of a local seismic culture, in terms of reactive or preventive seismic resistant measures, able to survive, if properly maintained, in areas with frequent earthquakes. The fundamental contribution and aims of the publication were to enhance: Fifty international researchers and experts presented case studies from Latin America, the Mediterranean, Eastern and Central Asia and the Himalayas region, with reference to 20 countries, i.e. Algeria, Bolivia, Bhutan, Chile, Mariana R. Correia (Edited by) , Paulo B. Lourenco (University of Minho, Portugal) (Edited by) , Humberto Varum (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal) (Edited by) |