The Silk Cities International Conference

This is the fourth Silk Cities conference held on issues surrounding reconstruction, recovery, and resilience in historic cities. The three-day conference is part of a series of events marking ten years since the earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy.

The conference aims to bring together academics, activists, policy makers, and other experts to discuss the reconstruction and resilience of historic cities and societies. 

Area

Urban Development & Planning

UCL leads

• Dr Lucia Patrizio Gunning, UCL History
• Dr Dr Farnaz Arefian, UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction

Collaborator leads

• Dr Paola Rizzi, Università degli Studi di Torino