Factors Influencing the Intrinsic Seismic Risk of Open Spaces in Existing Built Environments: A Systematic Review

Martina Russo, Marco Angelosanti, Gabriele Bernardini, Laura Severi, Enrico Quagliarini and Edoardo Currà
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Martina Russo: Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184 Rome, Italy
Marco Angelosanti: Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184 Rome, Italy
Gabriele Bernardini: Department of Construction, Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICEA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy
Laura Severi: Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184 Rome, Italy
Enrico Quagliarini: Department of Construction, Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICEA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy
Edoardo Currà: Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184 Rome, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-25

Abstract: Open spaces (OSs), such as streets, squares, and green areas, in existing built environments (BEs) are key places in disaster risk management. The seismic risk in the OSs is strictly related to BE characteristics. Scientific literature mainly focuses on extrinsic factors affecting risk, which are related to BE elements on the OSs frontier (e.g., buildings) that could cause indirect effects on the OSs. Conversely, just a few risk assessment studies consider intrinsic factors, which are related to OS elements that could suffer direct effects. Moreover, synoptic studies on such factors are still missing. Through literature-based research, the paper identifies specific factors influencing seismic risk in the OSs, focusing notably on intrinsic vulnerability. The literature review methodology includes both a systematic review from Scopus databases and a traditional bibliographic search using snowball analysis. According to the final selected papers, risk factors are classified into five categories of OS characteristics: morpho-typology; physical; construction; use and users; and context. Statistical analysis of the categories’ recurrence in the final papers firstly allows current literature gaps to be defined. The results also provide a preliminary OSs risk index weighting each category in terms of such recurrences, thus representing a first useful step to support non-expert stakeholders in a preliminary assessment of priorities to define the seismic risk of Oss.

Keywords: earthquake; seismic risk assessment; risk factors; built environment; open space (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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