¿Construcción con tierra en Puerto Rico? Conocimiento enterrado, sabiduría interrumpida

In Puerto Rico, there is evidence of two earth constructions for the 16th century. The technique used was rammed earth. This knowledge did not proliferate or evolve, in fact, today there are no modern constructions made on earth. The average of Puerto Rican does not know about earth constructions an...

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Main Author: Méndez Resto, Roselyn
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description In Puerto Rico, there is evidence of two earth constructions for the 16th century. The technique used was rammed earth. This knowledge did not proliferate or evolve, in fact, today there are no modern constructions made on earth. The average of Puerto Rican does not know about earth constructions and due to this inexperience there is much skepticism about the frequency of hurricanes, high precipitation and being prone to earthquakes / tsunamis. The relevance of finding historical precedents in Puerto Rico would help to understand their behavior over time. Countless research indicates that these constructions have been effective in places with similar conditions those the island. In the era of climate change, it is important to obtain this ancestral knowledge of materials that have solved the need for housing with a low environmental impact. After the passage of the last hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico faced the reality that exists when we understand the dependence on fossil and non-renewable energy, the importation by ship of building materials and the exercise of recovering from the government (top to bottom), It is very fragile and susceptible. Through a search of the documentation in Historical Archives, it was possible to locate and obtain information on the earth construction. According to several sources of scientific research, it is possible to face environmental problems based on the knowledge that empowers from the town and with adjustments in our lifestyle, it was understood that the limitations are in the ignorance.
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spelling revistas.uan.edu.co-article-1692021-11-08T02:00:33Z Earthen construction in Puerto Rico? Buried knowledge, interrupted wisdom ¿Construcción con tierra en Puerto Rico? Conocimiento enterrado, sabiduría interrumpida Méndez Resto, Roselyn tapia Caribe trópico dependencia autogestión regeneración rammed earth Caribbean, hurricane earthquakes Puerto Rico tropics In Puerto Rico, there is evidence of two earth constructions for the 16th century. The technique used was rammed earth. This knowledge did not proliferate or evolve, in fact, today there are no modern constructions made on earth. The average of Puerto Rican does not know about earth constructions and due to this inexperience there is much skepticism about the frequency of hurricanes, high precipitation and being prone to earthquakes / tsunamis. The relevance of finding historical precedents in Puerto Rico would help to understand their behavior over time. Countless research indicates that these constructions have been effective in places with similar conditions those the island. In the era of climate change, it is important to obtain this ancestral knowledge of materials that have solved the need for housing with a low environmental impact. After the passage of the last hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico faced the reality that exists when we understand the dependence on fossil and non-renewable energy, the importation by ship of building materials and the exercise of recovering from the government (top to bottom), It is very fragile and susceptible. Through a search of the documentation in Historical Archives, it was possible to locate and obtain information on the earth construction. According to several sources of scientific research, it is possible to face environmental problems based on the knowledge that empowers from the town and with adjustments in our lifestyle, it was understood that the limitations are in the ignorance. En Puerto Rico existe evidencia de dos estructuras de tierra en el siglo XVI. La técnica que se utilizó fue la tapia. Este conocimiento no proliferó ni evolucionó. De hecho, hoy día no existen construcciones modernas hechas con tierra. La gente puertorriqueña promedio no conoce sobre las construcciones de tierra y debido a esa inexperiencia existe mucho escepticismo por la frecuencia de huracanes, la alta precipitación y la propensión a terremotos y maremotos. La pertinencia de encontrar precedentes históricos en Puerto Rico ayuda a entender el comportamiento de éstas a través del tiempo. Un sinnúmero de investigaciones apunta a que estas construcciones han sido efectivas en lugares con condiciones similares a las de la isla. En plena era del cambio climático es importante obtener conocimiento ancestral de materiales que han resuelto la necesidad de vivienda con un bajo impacto ambiental. Luego del paso del último huracán –María–, se enfrentó la realidad que existe cuando entendemos que la dependencia de la energía fósil y no renovable, la importación de los materiales de construcción por barco y el ejercicio de recuperarnos desde el gobierno (desde arriba), es muy frágil y susceptible. A través de una búsqueda de documentación en archivos históricos se pudo llegar a localizar y obtener información sobre la construcción con tierra. Según varias investigaciones científicas es posible enfrentar problemas ambientales a través de saberes que empoderan desde el pueblo y con ajustes en nuestro estilo de vida para entender así que las limitaciones se encuentran en el desconocimiento. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO 2019-11-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/169 10.54104/nodo.v14n27.169 REVISTA NODO; Vol. 14 Núm. 27 (2019); 24 - 37 2346-092X 1909-3888 10.54104/nodo.v14n27 spa https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/169/137 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
spellingShingle tapia
Caribe
trópico
dependencia
autogestión
regeneración
rammed earth
Caribbean, hurricane
earthquakes
Puerto Rico
tropics
Méndez Resto, Roselyn
¿Construcción con tierra en Puerto Rico? Conocimiento enterrado, sabiduría interrumpida
title ¿Construcción con tierra en Puerto Rico? Conocimiento enterrado, sabiduría interrumpida
title_alt Earthen construction in Puerto Rico? Buried knowledge, interrupted wisdom
title_full ¿Construcción con tierra en Puerto Rico? Conocimiento enterrado, sabiduría interrumpida
title_fullStr ¿Construcción con tierra en Puerto Rico? Conocimiento enterrado, sabiduría interrumpida
title_full_unstemmed ¿Construcción con tierra en Puerto Rico? Conocimiento enterrado, sabiduría interrumpida
title_short ¿Construcción con tierra en Puerto Rico? Conocimiento enterrado, sabiduría interrumpida
title_sort construccion con tierra en puerto rico conocimiento enterrado sabiduria interrumpida
topic tapia
Caribe
trópico
dependencia
autogestión
regeneración
rammed earth
Caribbean, hurricane
earthquakes
Puerto Rico
tropics
topic_facet tapia
Caribe
trópico
dependencia
autogestión
regeneración
rammed earth
Caribbean, hurricane
earthquakes
Puerto Rico
tropics
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