Learning from vernacular settlements. The role of traditional mitigation measures in Amalfi Coast

Journal title TERRITORIO
Author/s Pasquale Cucco
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/96
Language English Pages 11 P. 86-96 File size 1341 KB
DOI 10.3280/TR2021-096008
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Vernacular settlements are mostly made up of buildings whose exceptional stability is testified by their survival over the centuries, even under natural and anthropogenic wounds. The unesco site of the Amalfi Coast shows a vast repertoire of cases to learn about the surviving examples of vernacular techniques and their structural qualities. It is possible to appreciate constructive protection measures that highlight the ancient actions to ensure the built environment’s safety. This research aims to represent an effort in the knowledge of the traditional mitigation measures, often considered simply as local architectural elements, analyzing a large number of protective devices on the Amalfi Coast, to take the right actions in the future recovery, conservation, and maintenance operations.

Keywords: Keywords: traditional settlements; risk; Amalfi Coast

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Pasquale Cucco, Learning from vernacular settlements. The role of traditional mitigation measures in Amalfi Coast in "TERRITORIO" 96/2021, pp 86-96, DOI: 10.3280/TR2021-096008