Evidences from flood risk management demonstrated that a deep understanding of the main
physical phenomena to be addressed is often not enough but should be also integrated with …

There is an imperative worldwide need to identify effective approaches to deal with water-
related risks, and mainly with increasingly frequent floods, as well as with severe droughts …

The provision of critical services, such as drinking water, is crucial both in ordinary and in
emergency conditions due to either natural (eg earthquakes, droughts, etc.) or man-made …

The structure and connectivity of infrastructure systems such as water distribution networks
(WDNs) affect their reliability, efficiency and resilience. Suitable techniques are required to …

The awareness about environmental complexity involves real-time knowledge and demands
urban planning initiatives. Knowledge is multiform, multi-agent and mirrors environmental …

The present paper focuses on the role covered by dynamic models as support for the
decision-making process in the evaluation of policies and actions for increasing the …

Cities are highly dynamic systems, whose resilience is affected by the interconnectedness
between “hard” and “soft” infrastructures.“Hard infrastructures” are the functional networks …

The resilience assessment is crucial for many infrastructures, including water supply and
distribution networks. In particular, the identification of the 'critical'components (nodes or …

Water infiltration into layered soils is studied, considering a two dimensional spatial domain.
The focus is on the treatment of discontinuity at the intersection of non-overlapping soils. The …

Contemporary risk assessment makes reference to current world trends, whereby there is
increased emphasis on safety. This paper has thus sought mainly to present new …