Sustainable Design and Assessment of Heritage Structures and Urban Areas
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 2388
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Vulnerability assessment Heritage preservation Seismic architecture and town planning Sustainability Architectural engineering
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Interests: architectural engineering; preservation of heritage buildings; aesthetic of structures; urban planning
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Interests: structural dynamics; time-history analysis; finite element modeling; finite element analysis; fragility analysis; masonry buildings; RC buildings; RC bridges
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
One of the current challenges in modern society is tackling sustainability’s impact on structures, architecture, and heritage. Hazardous events, such as earthquakes, fires, extreme winds, and climate change issues, have often impacted cities, causing economic, social, and human life losses. The scientific community is continuously working on defining new methods for estimating the vulnerability of existing buildings and cities and designing appropriate intervention strategies to mitigate risk and prevent catastrophic consequences. However, the correlation between architectural and structural design and sustainability aspects is currently not very well defined, highlighting the need to explore their connection. Besides the impact of various hazards on heritage buildings, it is also of utmost importance to look at the problem at an urban level and, through this, employ assessment methodologies and sustainable urban heritage management strategies.
With these goals in mind, this Special Issue aims to spur the exchange of ideas regarding innovative approaches for evaluating the vulnerability of heritage structures and urban areas under sustainability concerns. Original contributions about fundamental and applied research, exciting case studies, and complete state-of-the-art reviews are encouraged for submission to this Special Issue.
Dr. Iasmina Onescu
Dr. Alexandra Iasmina Keller
Dr. Sergio Ruggieri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural hazards
- design and assessment
- heritage structures
- urban areas
- sustainability
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