ABSTRACT
The city of Valencia, located in the central region of Comunidad Valenciana (Spain), is currently characterized by its size, limited by the vast agricultural areas which surround it. Broadly speaking, the socioeconomic development of the city and its immediate surroundings has not suffered major changes over history. It still preserves its agricultural tradition and the types of crops which have defined the territory almost since its foundation. This tradition is directly linked to a rich vernacular heritage with different architectural typologies whose key feature is the use of earth as a main constructive material. This heritage, found in disperse areas or clustered into small groups, has become a sign of identity of local culture. Major industrial growth in the city from the mid-20th century greatly reduced the area devoted to agriculture, where this type of architecture was born, due to the transformation of the use of the soil. The existing constructions are therefore mostly no longer linked to their original use and function or have been swallowed up by the urban growth of the city. Despite this, given their great ethnological value there is a clear need to ensure their enhancement and conservation. The typological and constructive analysis of this group of constructions has been proposed within the framework of the RISK-Terra project, subsequently assessing their vulnerability to natural risks such as floods or adverse weather phenomena. The main aim of this text is to identify and catalogue the different earthen architectural typologies and constructive techniques, establishing a typological and constructive map highlighting the main characteristics of this architecture.
