This historical case study of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake explores the events and aftermaths of this devestating event, which changed the future of Portugal forever; changing the way people thought about the urban environment and even gave birth to the study of seismology.
Resource collections
- Earthquakes
- Evaluating humanitarian action
- Learning from crises
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience