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Advanced documentation technologies for a people-centred preparedness and re-construction in Bela, India (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Devilat, B., Lanuza, F., Mane, M., & Pithawalla, Z. (2023, June). Advanced documentation technologies for a people-centred preparedness and re-construction in Bela, India. Presented at i-Rec conference 2023, Sendai, Japan

Despite the recurrence of earthquakes, responses are usually triggered afterwards, lacking mitigation strategies to diminish risks. Damaged dwellings cannot be immediately reinforced to continue inhabitation, generating disruption. Repairs are usuall... Read More about Advanced documentation technologies for a people-centred preparedness and re-construction in Bela, India.

Reconstruction of housing after the 2010 earthquake in Chile. Challenges and Lessons from the Heritage Reconstruction Programme (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DEVILAT, B. (2023, June). Reconstruction of housing after the 2010 earthquake in Chile. Challenges and Lessons from the Heritage Reconstruction Programme. Presented at i-Rec Conference 2023: Tensions Between Tradition and Innovation in Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Action, and Reconstruction: Reflecting on Tohoku’s Recovery Twelve Years Later, Sendai, Japan

Issue 1. Introducing technology to break the unsustainable cycle of building replacement after earthquakes towards a culture of reuse and risk mitigation (2022)
Book Chapter
Devilat, B., Gamal Abdelmonem, M., Lanuza, F., Desai, J., Mane, M., Pithawalla, Z., Jigyasu, R., Sen, S., Singh, A., & Kanji, R. (2022). Issue 1. Introducing technology to break the unsustainable cycle of building replacement after earthquakes towards a culture of reuse and risk mitigation. In F. Giliberto, & R. Jackson (Eds.), Cultural heritage in the context of disasters and climate change: Insights from the DCMS-AHRC Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Cohort: A research report by PRAXIS: Arts and Humanities for Global Development and CRITICAL: Cultural Heritage Risk and Impact Tools for Integrated and Collaborative Learning (26-31). PRAXIS: Arts and Humanities for Global Development; CRITICAL: Cultural Heritage Risk and Impact Tools for Integrated and Collaborative Learning

Towards a sustainable re-construction method for seismic-prone heritage settlements of Gujarat, India, based on advanced recording technologies (2021)
Journal Article
Devilat, B., Desai, J., Jigyasu, R., Abdelmonem, M. G., Lanuza, F., & Mane, M. (2021). Towards a sustainable re-construction method for seismic-prone heritage settlements of Gujarat, India, based on advanced recording technologies. WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, 203, 185-197. https://doi.org/10.2495/str210161

Post-earthquake reconstruction of housing in heritage settlements confronts challenges such as inadequate damage assessment and replacement, displaced population and loss of heritage significance. Recording the built fabric and ways of life within he... Read More about Towards a sustainable re-construction method for seismic-prone heritage settlements of Gujarat, India, based on advanced recording technologies.

Design strategies for thermal improvements in social housing: Applications in the town of San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, Chile (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Devilat, B., & Lanuza, F. (2007, September). Design strategies for thermal improvements in social housing: Applications in the town of San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, Chile. Presented at 6th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies SET 07, Santiago, Chile

The approach to social housing solutions in Chile have been historically focused mainly as an economical issue, but not paying enough attention to quality design, neither environmental concern. This situation becomes critical when standard solutions... Read More about Design strategies for thermal improvements in social housing: Applications in the town of San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, Chile.