Eco-Friendly Vernacular Rural Housing in Western China: a Case Study of a Reconstruction Project after 2008 Sichuan Earthquake

Cheng, Hai Feng; Liu, Jia Ping; Wang, David; Zhou, Wei; Hu, Rong; Liu, Da Long

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.99-100.638

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“…As conveyed by Hui Cheng and colleagues, the physiological, psychological, and social needs of humans are essential in designing rural areas such as Daping Village in western China. It aims to develop a sustainable architectural environment, earthquake resistance, optimal program function, comfortable environment, cost-effective, beautiful shape, conservation, and ecology can be understood as a template for sustainable vernacular residence design [13].…”

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Pari Klegung ‘The River Whisper’ in Kulon Progo Indonesia eco friendly study (local potential as an environmentally friendly effort)

Studyanto

Purwasito

Warto

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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On the banks of the Klegung River, often known as ‘The River Whisper’, in the Kulon Progo district of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, is a brand-new culinary tourism destination called Pari Klegung. The idea behind the construction of Pari Klegung was to bring people and environment closer together. This article serves as an introductory study, using Pari Klegung ‘The River Whisper’ as an example of an ecologically friendly design observation. The following research will use more thorough methodologies and information. In addition to conducting interviews with respondents, this research method makes use of architectural and environmental observation techniques. Pari Klegung is distinctive due to the land’s organic shape, which follows the existing terrain’s contours, attempts to conserve greenery, a predominance of local materials in structures, an display of river cultural relics as a celebration of local culture, and participation of locals in management. Pari Klegung ‘The River Whisper’, created by Eko Prawoto, can serve as an example of how to incorporate environmentally friendly building practices in a freshly constructed setting, with ecological elements playing a significant role in it. As part of an endeavor to increase the presence of local potential, provide value and advantages to the neighborhood of Pari Klegung.

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Pari Klegung ‘The River Whisper’ in Kulon Progo Indonesia eco friendly study (local potential as an environmentally friendly effort)

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Purwasito

Warto

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IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…Hazards turn into disasters while the vulnerable communities are incapable to deal with the situation without external assistance (Chowdhooree and Islam, 2018). Scholars (Ching and Suravi, 2019; Dipasquale et al , 2015; Yung et al , 2014; Bodach et al , 2014; Nguyen et al , 2011; Cheng et al , 2011; Zhai and Previteli, 2010; Bouillot, 2008; Bouchair and Dupagne, 2003) have found several examples where vernacular dwellings performed satisfactorily in terms of survival and damage intensity even after experiencing multiple natural hazards. On the other hand, there are cases where the modern development, guided by the Western-euro-centric knowledge and technologies, using non-traditional measures due to pressure of industrialization, urbanization and globalization, causes undesirable consequences (Chowdhooree, 2019; Al-Roubaie, 2010).…”

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Indigenous knowledge of mud architecture: experiences of surviving against multiple natural hazards

Chowdhooree

Das

2021

IJDRBE

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Purpose Mud architecture as one of the expressions of vernacular architecture illustrates the success of indigenous knowledge of traditional communities. Due to the pressure of industrialization, urbanization and globalization, the trend of using non-traditional measures guided by the Western-Euro-centric knowledge and technologies considers the traditional practices as expressions of backward past, under-development and poverty. Though mud as a building material is usually assumed as a fragile and ephemeral material that cannot survive against natural hazards, the surviving traditional mud buildings are needed to be investigated to know their performances during and after different types of natural hazard incidents. Design/methodology/approach This paper intends to study the available cases of mud architecture of Chattogram, Bangladesh to trace the history of their survival despite of experiencing multiple natural hazards and to understand their status and prospect of resisting hazards. Three individual homesteads are chosen as cases for conducting physical survey as well as engaging inhabitants and local masons of the locality in semi-structured interviews in a story telling mode to know the construction process and histories of experiencing natural hazards. Available literatures are reviewed, and experts are interviewed to understand the causes of their performances and possible ways to improve the quality. Findings Collected information on mud architecture demonstrates their quality of surviving against many natural challenges and this hazard-resilient quality can be enhanced through using contemporary building technologies and materials, promising to co-exist with the global trend. Originality/value This study as an attempt to reinvent the vernacular architectural heritage endorses the need of appreciating indigenous knowledge for enhancing community resilience against natural hazards.

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“…Global paradigms in various disasters and environmental conditions have reflected an accountable performance of vernacular dwellings in terms of survival and low damage intensity during past disaster events (e.g., Boen 2001;Bouchair and Dupagne 2003;Gulkan and Langebach 2004;Bouillot 2008;Dixit et al 2008;SDMC 2008;Amirrol 2010;Zhai and Previteli 2010;Audefory 2011;Cheng et al 2011;Nguyen et al 2011;Anh 2012;Bodach et al 2014;Gautam 2014;Malalgoda et al 2014;Yung et al 2014;Gautam and Rodrigues 2015). As the effective disaster coping mechanisms start right from the local building culture (CRAterre 2013, Moles et al 2014), the resilient features of vernacular housing should be carefully judged along with the impending disasters.…”

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Disaster resilient vernacular housing technology in Nepal

Gautam¹,

Prajapati

Paterno

et al. 2016

Geoenviron Disasters

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Background: Disasters like earthquakes and flood cause enormous loss of lives and property in Nepal frequently. However, during such events particular types of houses are found to be more resilient than common types of housing stocks. This paper outlines the disaster resilient vernacular housing technologies in two of the physiographic regions of Nepal. The vernacular houses are analyzed in terms of their performance and shortcomings during earthquake and flood disasters and found to be technologically resilient in many aspects of impending disasters in Nepal distributed within the physiographic regions. Using the comparative case study approach, field visits and non-structured interviews with local people, the resilient features in terms of construction technology of vernacular houses are identified in this study and the preliminary findings are highlighted as observed during the field visits without numerical modeling and analysis. The seismic performance of Rajbanshi, Gurung and Magar houses in Nepal during 1934Nepal during , 1988Nepal during and 2015 earthquakes is presented in order to justify the performance of these particular housing stocks. Results: The vernacular construction technology in Terai is found to be technologically resilient in terms of floods and earthquakes, and earthquake resistant technologies are identified in the dwellings of the western mid-hill of Nepal. The traditional Rajbanshi houses in eastern Nepal are found to be resilient in terms of earthquake and flood disasters and the Gurung and Magar houses in western mid hills are found to be resilient in terms of earthquake disaster. The statistical distribution of housing stocks is presented and survival scenario is discussed with regard to specific building features. Apart from this, the field reconnaissance after Gorkha earthquake in western Nepal shows better performance of buildings with identified features in comparison to common housing stocks in neighborhoods.

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Eco-Friendly Vernacular Rural Housing in Western China: a Case Study of a Reconstruction Project after 2008 Sichuan Earthquake

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Pari Klegung ‘The River Whisper’ in Kulon Progo Indonesia eco friendly study (local potential as an environmentally friendly effort)

Pari Klegung ‘The River Whisper’ in Kulon Progo Indonesia eco friendly study (local potential as an environmentally friendly effort)

Indigenous knowledge of mud architecture: experiences of surviving against multiple natural hazards

Disaster resilient vernacular housing technology in Nepal

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