Topic 2

Session 2.1 (COMING SOON)

Session 2.2
Science and technology to support earthquake prevention and preparedness

Convenors of the session:
Mauro Dolce (UniNA) – mauro.dolce@unina.it
Sara Sgobba (INGV) – sara.sgobba@ingv.it
Maria Polese (UniNA) – mapolese@unina.it

Contributions recommended for this session:

• Monitoring networks for seismic hazard knowledge and rapid response
• Shaking scenarios at different territorial scales for risk and damage assessment: methodological approaches, uncertainty management and input data
• Methodologies, data and tools for the assessment of seismic risk and its engineering components (vulnerability and exposure) across various territorial scales
• Methodologies and examples of multi-risk analysis associated to seismic risk (e.g. earthquakes and tsunamis)
• Civil protection planning and urban planning tools for seismic risk mitigation
• Techniques and examples of seismic strengthening or retrofit interventions of rapid execution and having low impact on the service continuity of the building, also integrated with energy efficiency interventions and considering circular economy principles
• Tools for the safety assessment of individual buildings, including on-site and remote monitoring and related analysis methodologies
• Contributions for the improvement of seismic standards for different structural types (buildings, bridges, warehouses, large structures, etc.) and materials (masonry, reinforced concrete, steel, wood, etc.) for the design of new buildings or interventions on existing ones,
• Evaluation of seismic input for design: emerging trends in codes and best practices for structures and infrastructures

Seismic risk mitigation is a rapidly evolving field, as scientific, engineering and technological developments are providing new elements for the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery of the system and population to the effects of earthquakes. Moreover, the need to combine the seismic risk reduction with the reduction of other risks, coupled with the requirement to consider present and future climate change issues, foster the adoption of a more articulated and complete approach, where the risk scenarios encompass also compound and induced events (e.g. tsunamis), and where the prevention actions on constructions take into account the needs for energy efficiency.

This session has the scope to collect those contributions that could represent an advancement in seismic input definition, reduction strategies, also in a broader perspective to other risks.

Session 2.3
Risk Communication

Convenors of the session:
Serena Tagliacozzo (IRPPS, CNR) – serena.tagliacozzo@irpps.cnr.it
Valentina Rizzoli (CORIS, Sapienza University of Rome) – valentina.rizzoli@uniroma1.it

Risk and crisis communication is an essential component for disaster risk prevention and management and, to be effective, it requires multidisciplinary and multi-actors efforts. Risk communication should be implemented in all the phases of the disaster cycle (e.g. prevention, preparedness, response and recovery), cater for the information needs of different social groups and possibly address multiple types of hazards. This session welcomes contributions from researchers and practitioners working on different research streams and hazards from a multi-hazard risk perspective. Relevant topics include -but are not limited to – opportunities offered by information and communication technologies for tailoring the message to the specific needs of diverse groups and sub-populations; social media and social construction of risk; the role of risk education in risk and crisis communication; drivers of risk perception and behavioural change.

Interventions can address – but are not limited to – the following areas and topics:

• Information and communication technologies for risk and crisis communication (e.g., social media, citizen sensors)
• Relationship between risk perception and communication
• Risk communication and behavioural change
• Multi-hazard risk communication
• Risk communication for disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery
• Targeted risk communication (i.e., involving diverse groups such as vulnerable populations, young people, and gender-sensitive communication)
• Risk education
• Ethics in risk communication