Cities at risk: status of Italian planning system in reducing seismic and hydrological risks

Di Giovanni, Grazia (2016) Cities at risk: status of Italian planning system in reducing seismic and hydrological risks. TeMA Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 9/2016 (1/2016). pp. 43-62. ISSN 1970-9870

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Abstract

Italy and its urban systems are under high seismic and hydrogeological risks. The awareness about the role of human activities in the genesis of disasters is achieved in the scientific debate, as well as the role of urban and regional planning in reducing risks. The paper reviews the state of Italian major cities referred to hydrogeological and seismic risk by: 1) extrapolating data and maps about seismic hazard and landslide risk concerning cities with more than 50.000 inhabitants and metropolitan contexts, and 2) outlining how risk reduction is framed in Italian planning system (at national and regional levels). The analyses of available data and the review of the normative framework highlight the existing gaps in addressing risk reduction: nevertheless a wide knowledge about natural risks afflicting Italian territory and an articulated regulatory framework, the available data about risks are not exhaustive, and risk reduction policies and multidisciplinary pro-active approaches are only partially fostered and applied.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: risk reduction; Italian cities; planning; seismic risk; hydrogeological risk
Subjects: 700 Arti, Belle arti e Arti decorative > 710 Urbanistica e paesistica
700 Arti, Belle arti e Arti decorative > 710 Urbanistica e paesistica > 711 Urbanistica (Pianificazione territoriale) (Classificare le opere d'insieme su Urbanistica e Architettura in 720; classificare le opere interdisciplinari sull'Urbanistica in 307.12)
700 Arti, Belle arti e Arti decorative > 710 Urbanistica e paesistica > 711 Urbanistica (Pianificazione territoriale) (Classificare le opere d'insieme su Urbanistica e Architettura in 720; classificare le opere interdisciplinari sull'Urbanistica in 307.12) > 711.1 Urbanistica – Aspetti procedurali e sociali (Pianificazione territoriale - Aspetti procedurali e sociali)
Depositing User: Rosa Anna La Rocca
Date Deposited: 27 May 2016 08:51
Last Modified: 27 May 2016 08:51
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/13186

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