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Nepal
Construcción sismorresistente
Construcción tradicional
Resiliencia comunitaria
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La geografía montañosa de Nepal ha favorecido históricamente el aislamiento de sus comunidades, lo que ha dado lugar a más de un centenar de lenguas y a una gran diversidad de arquitectura vernácula construida con materiales locales como madera, piedra, bambú y tierra. Estas prácticas tradicionales, sustentadas en recursos comunes y en sistemas de trabajo comunitario como el parma, dieron lugar a viviendas resistentes a los terremotos, culturalmente arraigadas y estrechamente vinculadas al territorio. A partir de la experiencia del autor como fundador de ABARI, una empresa con fines sociales dedicada a la construcción con tierra y bambú, este ensayo presenta varios casos de estudio que muestran cómo los materiales locales y de baja huella de carbono pueden cumplir las normas de seguridad actuales y, al mismo tiempo, contribuir a la recuperación de los paisajes naturales y de la soberanía cultural.
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