Vulnerability to disasters is often one of the most underestimated issues in urban development.The concentration of communities on fragile land subject to disasters creates challenges to generate design solutions that place sustainability as the key generator of stronger enclaves that can minimize damage and offer a stable future.
    Learning objectives:

• Discuss the impact of buildings in disaster damage, their energy consumption, pollution under stress, and measures to apply sustainable principles to new design solutions
• Review alternatives to transitional housing that use innovative design solutions
• Examine ways to integrate recent housing design alternatives in a livable development of the areas affected by disaster