Tracking a Decade of Hydrogeological Emergencies in Italian Municipalities

Alessio Gatto, Stefano Clò, Federico Martellozzo and Samuele Segoni ()
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Alessio Gatto: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Firenze, 50121 Firenze, Italy
Stefano Clò: Department of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Firenze, 50121 Firenze, Italy
Federico Martellozzo: Department of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Firenze, 50121 Firenze, Italy
Samuele Segoni: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Firenze, 50121 Firenze, Italy

Data, 2023, vol. 8, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: This dataset collects tabular and geographical information about all hydrogeological disasters (landslides and floods) that occurred in Italy from 2013 to 2022 that caused such severe impacts as to require the declaration of national-level emergencies. The severity and spatiotemporal extension of each emergency are characterized in terms of duration and timing, funds requested by local administrations, funds approved by the national government, and municipalities and provinces hit by the event (further subdivided between those included in the emergency and those not, depending on whether relevant impacts were ascertained). Italian exposure to hydrogeological risk is portrayed strikingly: in the covered period, 123 emergencies affected Italy, all regions were struck at least once, and some provinces were struck more than 10 times. Damage declared by local institutions adds up to EUR 11,000,000,000, while national recovery funds add up to EUR 1,000,000,000. The dataset may foster further research on risk assessment, econometric analysis, public policy support, and decision-making implementation. Moreover, it provides systematic evidence helpful in raising awareness about hydrogeological risks affecting Italy.

Keywords: flood; landslide; debris flows; hydrogeological; disaster; impact; risk; hazard; civil protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C8 C80 C81 C82 C83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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