Bignami, D F (2017) Testing solutions of a multi-disaster building's certification functional to the built environment sustainability and resilience. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 8(1), pp. 77-97. ISSN 1759-5916
Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to present phenomenological extensions and technical improvements of a recent research path on a potential operational scheme aiming at promoting an effective disasters risk reduction of built urban areas, namely, the proposal of a Certification of the Predisposition of Resistance of Edifices to Disasters. Design/methodology/approach: The authors illustrate new steps of a multidisciplinary research conducted by merging different fields of study, such as disaster risk analysis, sustainable land use and urban planning, environmental assessment methods, different buildings safety topics and certification and auditing management systems tools. Findings: This work is based on research developed in Italy by carrying out new tests in the coastal regions of Liguria and Tuscany to validate improvements and to confirm in different territories the assessment process of most significant natural and man-made hazards already included in the certification scheme previously developed on the basis of the continental regions of Lombardy and Piedmont. Originality/value: Investigations and results give firmer foundations and exploitability to a certification such as the one presented here.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building performance; built environment; resilience; risk analysis; risk reduction; sustainability |
| Index terms: | built environment, investigation, testing, sustainable land use, foundations, built environment sustainability, Italy, urban area, methodology, environmental assessment, urban planning, risk analysis, disaster risk, certification, risk reduction, management system, proposal, building performance |
| Subjects: | urban form and morphology, research methods, structural engineering, management, financial risk, Geography, quality assurance, environmental hazards, infrastructure and transport systems, administrative processes, data collection methods, urban sustainability, environmental impact, sustainability and resilience, urban planning, project planning, professional practice |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Governance, Cost Management, Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Project Management, Contract Administration, Organizational Design, Urban Studies, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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