Initial assessment of multi-risk social vulnerability for Iberian earthen traditional architecture

Abstract

[EN] In the Iberian Peninsula the existing earthen (above all vernacular) buildings are hardly socially recognized. The current heritage is vast, rich and valuable but has suffered (and continues to suffer) from the effects of abandonment and lack of maintenance. This, in conjunction with unsuitable interventions, worsens the resistance and durability of this architecture. The RISK-Terra project (financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science) aims to provide a scientific study of different hazards (natural, anthropic, and social ones as well as deterioration and transformation dynamics).

The aim of this paper is to focus on initial assessments of the project relating to social hazards (abandonment, depopulation, loss of social reputation, demographic pressure, tourism development.) in order to prevent and mitigate possible damage through specific compatible actions and/or tools aimed at increasing possible social resilience.