Post-earthquake renewal in the Soca Valley region, from the aspect of preservation of traditional buildings and from the economic point of view

摘要

The paper contains an analysis of the costs involved in the repair and strengthening of the traditional stone-masonry buildings which were damaged in the western part of Slovenia, next to the River Soca, by the earthquake of 1998. Most of the damaged buildings consisted of older, stone-masonry buildings having one or two storeys, which are typical of the local architecture. The general post-earthquake renewal policy required that as many existing buildings as possible be repaired and strengthened so that villages as a whole retained their previous appearance, and that such works should have priority over the construction of new buildings. A description is given of how, in this case, Slovenia managed the problem of post-earthquake renewal, and also of the main techniques used for repair and strengthening works.