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Design Aspects of Urban Wetlands in an Earthquake-Prone Environment

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  • Paula Villagra-Islas
  • Meredith Dobbie

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Open-space networks in cities in disaster-prone environments can be designed to facilitate recovery. This study explores residents' perceptions of urban wetlands in earthquake-prone Concepción, Chile. Two scenarios were posed, one representing everyday life and a second representing life after an earthquake, in which wetlands were perceived in terms of their utility. Multivariate data analysis revealed the residents' cognitive structure underlying perception of the wetlands in each scenario. The cognitive structures, comprising objective biophysical attributes related to subjective utilitarian attributes, varied with context. These findings can inform the design of open space in disaster-prone cities to ensure their resilience.

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  • Paula Villagra-Islas & Meredith Dobbie, 2014. "Design Aspects of Urban Wetlands in an Earthquake-Prone Environment," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(5), pages 660-681, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:19:y:2014:i:5:p:660-681
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2014.943707
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    1. David Koren & Katarina Rus, 2019. "The Potential of Open Space for Enhancing Urban Seismic Resilience: A literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(21), pages 1-20, October.

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