Designing to heal
Designing to Heal explores what happens to communities that have suffered disasters, either natural or man-made, and what planners and urban designers can do to give the affected communities the best possible chance of recovery. It examines the relationship that people have with their surroundings a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Collingwood, Vic. :
CSIRO Pub
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798421806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; About this book; The relationship between people and place; Providing for human habitat; The focus on cities; Urban design; Understanding disasters; Why is responding to disasters an important and growing issue?; Chapter 2 The high cost of living; The changed relationship between people and place; Emotional/psychological effects; The fuzzy edges of disasters; Loss of potential; The implications for planning and urban design; The silver lining - the positive effects of disasters; Chapter 3 Recovering from disaster
- The timeline of disaster recoveryFactors that influence the healing process; Resilience and adaptive capacity; Resilience and social capital; Uncertainty; Division and reconciliation; Unintended consequences; Displacement; Disasters and echo disasters; Hope - light at the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train?; Chapter 4 Sixteen acres in Manhattan; Background; The impacts of the disaster; Community responses; Deciding the future of the site; The memorial garden; The museum; Observations about the process; Observations about the design; Conclusions
- Chapter 5 Rebuilding political, social and human capital on MontserratTimeline of disaster; The impact of the disaster on the community; Responding to the crisis; Rehousing the displaced people; Conclusions; Chapter 6 Building bridges out of flags, murals, a prison and ashopping centre in Belfast; Background; Progressive space and regressive space; Housing issues; Putting the divisions into perspective; Overcoming the legacy of the Troubles; Belfast Flags of Hope; The Re-imaging Communities program; Mary McKee - putting the jigsaw together; SLIG and the Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project
- The responsesMax Ginn - temporary villages; Rebuilding advisors; Rebuilding Advisory Centres; Narbethong Community Hall; El Kanah; Memorials; Experiences of the recovery; Conclusions; Chapter 10 Designing to heal; Who is responsible for 'designing to heal'?; Who are we designing for?; Time; The balance of factors that encourage or discourage community life; Efficiency; Build back better; Planning to heal; Typical 'designing to heal' process; Chapter 11 The characteristics of places that are designed to heal; Providing opportunity; Places that invite occupation; Resonance; Polyvalence
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