CAESAR II Tool: Complementary Analyses for Emergency Planning Based on Seismic Risks Impact Evaluations

Giulio Zuccaro, Daniela De Gregorio, Mattia Federico Leone, Salvatore Sessa, Stefano Nardone and Francesca Linda Perelli
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Giulio Zuccaro: PLINIVS Study Centre, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy
Daniela De Gregorio: PLINIVS Study Centre, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy
Mattia Federico Leone: PLINIVS Study Centre, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy
Salvatore Sessa: Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture (DiSt), University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
Stefano Nardone: PLINIVS Study Centre, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy
Francesca Linda Perelli: PLINIVS Study Centre, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 17, 1-20

Abstract: Italy is a country with high seismic hazard, however since the delay in the seismic classification of the national territory, most of the existing building heritage does not comply with the current technical standards for buildings. The seismic events that have hit different Italian regions in recent years have highlighted the complexity of the challenge for the public bodies both in the emergency management and post-event reconstruction and in the planning of effective risk prevention and mitigation measures to be implemented in ‘peacetime’. These difficulties concern, in particular, the capacity to properly manage the financial and technical resources available and to identify the intervention priorities throughout the entire emergency cycle. For correct management, the priority is to quantify and localize, through simulations, the quantification of probable damages and to evaluate in terms of cost-benefits the possible alternative strategies for mitigation, also taking into account the potential, in terms of cost-effectiveness, of integrated measures for seismic and energy retrofitting. In this framework, the project CAESAR II (Complementary Analyses for Emergency planning based on Seismic Risks impact evaluations) has been developed as a Decision Support System for Public Authorities in charge of developing Disaster Risk Reduction plans, with the possibility of programming mid to long-term investments for public and private properties, as well as defining custom financial support mechanisms and tax incentives.

Keywords: seismic risk; emergency planning; energy retrofit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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