The effect of public places on community resilience. A case study of the role of social and digital tools in the City of Volos (Greece)
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2020
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Edições Universitárias Lusófonas
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Community resilience provides capacity to speed up recovery from
disruptions, minimizes the impact of crises and helps to plan and adapt to long-term
urban challenges. Public places are vital structural elements of the urban environment and they are considered useful tools for community resilience if they have
physical and social capacities, with inclusiveness as their conceptual basis. This
chapter investigates the main resources and activities of community resilience related
to urban public places, and explores whether public places are useful tools for risk
mitigation, emergency response, recovery and adaptation. A case study in the Greek
city of Volos is conducted. The study explores the existing institutional framework
and community building for disaster management, it surveys public spaces in Volos,
and explores their role in disaster prevention. Furthermore, the case study investigates social risk mitigation practices in public spaces, identifies challenges associated
with community resilience and discusses strengths and weaknesses of using digital
tools to overcome these challenges. Within this framework, the potential of using
Blockchain technology for strengthening community resilience is discussed by
elaborating on its features and existing applications.
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Série Cultura e Território
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EDUCAÇÃO, EDUCATION, URBANISMO, URBANISM, ESPAÇO PÚBLICO, PUBLIC SPACE, VOLVOS (GRÉCIA), VOLVOS (GREECE), COMUNIDADES LOCAIS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, RESILIÊNCIA, RESILIENCE, ESPAÇOS URBANOS, URBAN SPACES, ESTUDOS DE CASO, CASE STUDIES