TIKS4DRR

Traditional land use knowledge for Earthquake resilient planning

Location

Place : Lefkada Island
 
Country : Greece
 
Region : South East Europe
 
 

Hazard

Primary : Earthquake

Typology of Heritage

Geological Heritage

 

Aspect of Disaster Management

Recovery

Summary

In Greece, the indigenous communities in the island of Lefkada used their traditional knowledge of the local geology and geomorphology to identify safe locations for settlement and construction after the 2015 earthquake. They also used their traditional social networks and mutual aid systems to support each other during the recovery process.

For details, refer to the following link

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12665-018-7598-9

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