Living with emergency. Design for an adaptive settlement in Belén, Iquitos
This paper presents a design for a district of the city of Iquitos, developed based on research by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and supported by the Centro Interuniveristario de Desarollo Academico exchange programme. The case study’s interest is in the conditions of environmental st...
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| description | This paper presents a design for a district of the city of Iquitos, developed based on research by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and supported by the Centro Interuniveristario de Desarollo Academico exchange programme. The case study’s interest is in the conditions of environmental stress to which the district is subject due to seasonal variations in the water level of the river that runs through it. Under these circumstances, the inhabitants have spontaneously developed resilient settlement strategies which, however, are not sufficient to deal with the serious health and sanitary problems that exist there. The paper demonstrates how, in such situations, it is possible to propose adaptive design solutions which are in keeping with local practices and therefore easily reproducible. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-278df1332f984b349e1fde504bceb9072025-02-02T12:51:43ZengLetteraVentidue SrlAgathón2464-93092532-683X2019-12-016online10.19229/2464-9309/6132019Living with emergency. Design for an adaptive settlement in Belén, IquitosBelen Desmaison0Linda Buondonno1Giulia Viola2Andrea Giachetta3Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)University of GenovaUniversity of GenovaUniversity of GenovaThis paper presents a design for a district of the city of Iquitos, developed based on research by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and supported by the Centro Interuniveristario de Desarollo Academico exchange programme. The case study’s interest is in the conditions of environmental stress to which the district is subject due to seasonal variations in the water level of the river that runs through it. Under these circumstances, the inhabitants have spontaneously developed resilient settlement strategies which, however, are not sufficient to deal with the serious health and sanitary problems that exist there. The paper demonstrates how, in such situations, it is possible to propose adaptive design solutions which are in keeping with local practices and therefore easily reproducible.https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/162environmental stressadaptabilityappropriate technologiesflood-prone areasself-sustainability |
| spellingShingle | Belen Desmaison Linda Buondonno Giulia Viola Andrea Giachetta Living with emergency. Design for an adaptive settlement in Belén, Iquitos Agathón environmental stress adaptability appropriate technologies flood-prone areas self-sustainability |
| title | Living with emergency. Design for an adaptive settlement in Belén, Iquitos |
| title_full | Living with emergency. Design for an adaptive settlement in Belén, Iquitos |
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| title_short | Living with emergency. Design for an adaptive settlement in Belén, Iquitos |
| title_sort | living with emergency design for an adaptive settlement in belen iquitos |
| topic | environmental stress adaptability appropriate technologies flood-prone areas self-sustainability |
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