Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, landslide and wildfires cause immense losses in terms of human lives lost, business downtimes, disruption of social networks, and damaged properties. These losses result in large part from the destruction of critical infrastructure (e.g. transportation and communication networks), as well as essential building structures that provide for housing, business, and cultural/historical needs. Recovery from disasters can extend for many years with potentially far-reaching impact on regional depopulation, with effects on cultural heritage sites, labor market, economic output, cultural vitality, and collective memory and traditions. Many examples are recorded in history of uprooted communities and abandoned towns and villages. The abandonment of territories from populations results in the loss of landscape identities, which are continuously regenerated by deep interactions between humans and nature. Furthermore, the costs for restoring the landscape balance are impressively high. Disasters of this magnitude are not only possible, but are occurring at increasing frequency, which in some cases can be attributed to climate change. However, we can look towards a brighter future, not by avoiding the events themselves (which is impossible), but by improving our planning and preparation for such events. This is no small endeavor, requiring scientific and applied research across the boundaries of traditional disciplines (i.e. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Urban and Regional Studies, Geography, and Social Sciences and Humanities, etc.) at a global scale. The purpose of the project is to develop a holistic vision to allow for innovative approaches to planning and decision-making and for innovative solutions aimed at territorial resiliency. Moreover, the project engages with the affected communities from recent events (e.g. the 2016-2017 Central Italy earthquakes), adopting the citizen-science paradigm at relevant stages.
Application Form del Progetto di Ricerca "RE-LAND, REsilient LANDscapes". Area di ricerca Resilience to natural disasters, per il Programma di Cooperazione bilaterale (Progetti di Grande Rilevanza) Italia-Stati Uniti d'America.
sargolini m.
;pierantoni i.;stimilli f.
2018-01-01
Abstract
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, landslide and wildfires cause immense losses in terms of human lives lost, business downtimes, disruption of social networks, and damaged properties. These losses result in large part from the destruction of critical infrastructure (e.g. transportation and communication networks), as well as essential building structures that provide for housing, business, and cultural/historical needs. Recovery from disasters can extend for many years with potentially far-reaching impact on regional depopulation, with effects on cultural heritage sites, labor market, economic output, cultural vitality, and collective memory and traditions. Many examples are recorded in history of uprooted communities and abandoned towns and villages. The abandonment of territories from populations results in the loss of landscape identities, which are continuously regenerated by deep interactions between humans and nature. Furthermore, the costs for restoring the landscape balance are impressively high. Disasters of this magnitude are not only possible, but are occurring at increasing frequency, which in some cases can be attributed to climate change. However, we can look towards a brighter future, not by avoiding the events themselves (which is impossible), but by improving our planning and preparation for such events. This is no small endeavor, requiring scientific and applied research across the boundaries of traditional disciplines (i.e. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Urban and Regional Studies, Geography, and Social Sciences and Humanities, etc.) at a global scale. The purpose of the project is to develop a holistic vision to allow for innovative approaches to planning and decision-making and for innovative solutions aimed at territorial resiliency. Moreover, the project engages with the affected communities from recent events (e.g. the 2016-2017 Central Italy earthquakes), adopting the citizen-science paradigm at relevant stages.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
