This paper reports on the results of soil-foundation numerical modelling and the seismic
response of a cooling tower founded on piles of a petrochemical facility located in the city of …

Historic centres are cultural, social and economical resources for communities, but also
fragile areas that have often been damaged or destroyed by earthquakes. The main …

In tectonically active areas, such as the Italian peninsula, studying the faults responsible for
strong earthquakes is often challenging, especially when the earthquakes occurred in …

The abandonment of inhabited places is a phenomenon widespread on a global scale that
has spanned centuries. It has led to the birth of the so-called 'ghost towns'. These lifeless …

We describe the first dense real-time urban seismic–accelerometric network in Italy, named
OSU-CT, located in the historic center of Catania. The city lies in the region with the greatest …

The resettlement of villages strongly damaged by catastrophes during the 20th century
played a key role in the modification of the Apennine landscape in Italy. Following their …

After a strong earthquake, the rapid identification of the extent of the affected area is the most
crucial task of civil protection authorities. The information provided by those directly affected …

The best chance to achieve a future disaster-resilient society is through risk education in
School: it has a great potential to strengthen capacity of communities to mitigate risks. The …

To understand the seismotectonics and the seismic hazard of the study sector of the
Northern Apennines (Italy), one of the most important earthquakes of magnitude M w= 6.5 …

Sono analizzati ed elaborati i dati dei rilievi macrosismici relativi ai terremoti verificatisi in
Sicilia nel periodo 20142018. Si tratta di eventi che hanno provocato effetti macrosismici di …