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Revisiting Emergencies: Establish unified urban revival through creative reconstruction processes
How to support the urban everyday life to resist to conditions of emergency during reconstruction?How to deal with the extraordinary nature of reconstruction: such as overwhelming building recycling and reconstruction,vulnerability of ecological areas, sc
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What if global warming and rising sea levels become a common concern for Famagustians?
What if the demolition material of some buildings was not disposed of irresponsibly?
What if part of the buildings in the fenced off area of Varosha need to be demolished due to structural problems?
What if the 40 year old rich natural life in fenced-off area of Varosha becomes an asset rather than an obstacle to Famagusta’s rebuilding?
What if issues of earthquake resistance became a common concern for all Famagustians?
  • Then, map and evaluate the actual vegetation from the very beginning of the rebuilding process.
  • Then, change the actual urban regulations about streets and buildings to incorporate the found vegetation.
  • Then, change the actual urban regulations about streets and buildings to incorporate the found vegetation.
  • Then, transform a street with 40 year old trees in the middle into a linear park for the neighborhood with parking at its two edges.
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