Local communities have adapted for centuries to challenging surroundings; resulting from unforeseen natural hazards. Vernacular architecture often reveals very intelligent responses attuned to the environment. Therefore; the question that emerged was: how did local populations prepare their dwellings to face frequent earthquakes?It was to respond to this gap in knowledge; that the SEISMIC-V research project was instigated; and this interdisciplinary international publication was prepared. The research revealed the existence of a local seismic culture; in terms of reactive or preventive seismic resistant measures; able to survive; if properly maintained; in areas with frequent earthquakes.The fundamental contribution and aims of the publication were to enhance:-The disciplinary interest in vernacular architecture;-Its contribution to risk mitigation in responding to natural hazards;-To encourage academic and scientific research collaboration among different disciplines;-To contribute to the improvement of vernacular dwellings; which half of the worldrsquo;s population still inhabits nowadays.Fifty international researchers and experts presented case studies from Latin America; the Mediterranean; Eastern and Central Asia and the Himalayas region; with reference to 20 countries; i.e. Algeria; Bolivia; Bhutan; Chile;China; Egypt; El Salvador; Greece; Haiti; Italy; Japan; Mexico; Morocco; Nepal; Nicaragua; Peru; Romania; Taiwan; Turkey and a closer detailed analysis of Portugal. This publication brings together 43 contributions; with newperspectives on seismic retrofitting techniques and relevant data; addressing vernacular architecture; an amazing source of knowledge; and to this day; home to 4 billion people.
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