Multi-risk assessment in a historical city

C. Arrighi (), M. Tanganelli, M. T. Cristofaro, V. Cardinali, A. Marra, F. Castelli and M. Stefano
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C. Arrighi: Università degli Studi di Firenze
M. Tanganelli: Università degli Studi di Firenze
M. T. Cristofaro: Università degli Studi di Firenze
V. Cardinali: Università degli Studi di Firenze
A. Marra: Università degli Studi di Firenze
F. Castelli: Università degli Studi di Firenze
M. Stefano: Università degli Studi di Firenze

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2023, vol. 119, issue 2, No 12, 1072 pages

Abstract: Abstract Natural hazards pose a significant threat to historical cities which have an authentic and universal value for mankind. This study aims at codifying a multi-risk workflow for seismic and flood hazards, for site-scale applications in historical cities, which provides the Average Annual Loss for buildings within a coherent multi-exposure and multi-vulnerability framework. The proposed methodology includes a multi-risk correlation and joint probability analysis to identify the role of urban development in re-shaping risk components in historical contexts. The workflow is unified by exposure modelling which adopts the same assumptions and parameters. Seismic vulnerability is modelled through an empirical approach by assigning to each building a vulnerability value depending on the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS-98) and modifiers available in literature. Flood vulnerability is modelled by means of stage-damage curves developed for the study area and validated against ex-post damage claims. The method is applied to the city centre of Florence (Italy) listed as UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982. Direct multi-hazard, multi-vulnerability losses are modelled for four probabilistic scenarios. A multi-risk of 3.15 M€/year is estimated for the current situation. In case of adoption of local mitigation measures like floodproofing of basements and installation of steel tie rods, multi-risk reduces to 1.55 M€/yr. The analysis of multi-risk correlation and joint probability distribution shows that the historical evolution of the city centre, from the roman castrum followed by rebuilding in the Middle Ages, the late XIX century and the post WWII, has significantly affected multi-risk in the area. Three identified portions of the study area with a different multi-risk spatial probability distribution highlight that the urban development of the historical city influenced the flood hazard and the seismic vulnerability. The presented multi-risk workflow could be applied to other historical cities and further extended to other natural hazards.

Keywords: Flood risk; Multi-hazard; Multi-vulnerability; Risk management; Seismic risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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