Bibliometric Analysis of Urban Coastal Development: Strategies for Climate-Resilient Timber Housing
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2024
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Urban development in coastal areas has become increasingly important due to the climatecrisis and its effects on sea level rise and extreme events, which increased the vulnerability of coastalzones. Therefore, it is important to analyze possible sustainable development techniques in urbanplanning and residential housing construction based on low-carbon footprint materials such astimber. These techniques should be capable of mitigating the effects of flooding and uncontrolledrises in coastal areas, as well as identifying normative and economic differences in their applicationin the Chilean context. For this purpose, a bibliometric analysis of 3882 articles selected from theWeb of Science database between 1987 and 2022 was conducted, allowing us to identify a range ofpossible solutions to be developed in the study area. This includes evaluating their potential fornormative application and a cost analysis of these solutions. In this regard, housing solutions suchas amphibious houses and houses on stilts are two types of flood-resistant homes that are gainingpopularity worldwide. Following the technical–economic analysis, it was observed that the solutionon stilts can be up to 50% more cost-effective to implement in Chile. However, both options offera promising solution to minimize the risks of coastal flooding and should be taken into account inthe urban planning of coastal areas.
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Urban development, Coastal areas, Timber, Flooding, Resilient buildings