Flood adaptations in the Asian vernacular

Title: Flood adaptations in the Asian vernacular
Creator: Ahmed, Iftekhar
Relation: Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing Planet p. 508-513
Relation: https://thamesandhudson.com/habitat-9780500343241
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Resource Type: book chapter
Date: 2017
Description: Floods are the most common form of natural disaster near rivers and coastal areas throughout the world. Seasonal floods caused by rain are frequent and often significant in tropical regions with high rainfall. Historically, annual flooding replenished the land, sustaining agriculture; human settlements and buildings therefore adapted to such flooding. However, recent climate change poses challenges to this balance. Erratic weather patterns and rising sea levels are leading to more frequent and severe floods, resulting in disasters. This chapter demonstrates the significance of culture in adapting buildings to flooding in some of the most flood-prone parts of the world. However, the ancient and widespread typology of stilt buildings is increasingly being adopted in the contemporary age in order to construct structures resilient to floods, which are expected to become more frequent and severe in future in a world confronted with unprecedented climate change.
Subject: floods; settlements; buildings; adaptations; natural disasters
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1391562
Identifier: uon:33248
Identifier: ISBN:9780500343241
Language: eng

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