GNGTS 2023 - Atti del 41° Convegno Nazionale

Session 2.3 GNGTS 2023 Caprese Michelangelo (AR). This small town, famous as the birth-place of the distinguished Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti, is located in the Alta Valtiberina, in the Tuscany Region, close to Umbria, Marche and Emilia Romagna regions. The area represents the most seismic zone of the Tuscany Region, characterized by medium-high seismic motions. If from one side the research allowed to educate architectural students to the seismic topics, it has also been the opportunity of present the preliminary results of the vulnerability assessment to the municipality and its population. A final symposium with local technicians has been organized, and the results have been delivered to the citizens. The case studies The investigation has been aimed at analyzing two distinct historical centers located in the Caprese Michelangelo council, the historical center identified as “Caprese Michelangelo” itself and the one called “Valboncione”. The history of when the area has been urbanized is lost in the centuries. Besides the Etruscans remains that have been found in the territory, there are archive sources citing the Castle of Caprese Michelangelo since the VI century A.C. In the two villages, morphological trends of the urban space are recognizable. In fact, both Caprese and Valboncione deploy the terrain’s slopes to realize their residential aggregates. Nowadays, the whole municipality of Caprese Michelangelo hosts around 1389 inhabitants. Students’ preparation and vulnerability assessment Preliminary to the in-situ experience, technical information were provided together with the referred literature during preliminary meetings. In these occasions, the students have been informed on the procedural steps of the research, as on the elements to focus their attention. Once arrived in Caprese Michelangelo, the three days experience has been divided in the following way: 1st day: resume of the methodology briefing activities (data collection, division of the groups) preliminary site inspections 2nd day: field analysis – structural features recognition GIS management – unit identification and classification 3rd day: field analysis – check of the collected information vulnerability assessment – definition of vulnerability curves and damage scenarios