Assessing Earthquake Impacts and Monitoring Resilience of Historic Areas: Methods for GIS Tools
Historic areas (HAs) are highly vulnerable to natural hazards, including earthquakes, that can cause severe damage, if not total destruction. This paper proposes methods that can be implemented through a geographical information system to assess earthquake-induced physical damages and the resulting...
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| author | Sonia Giovinazzi Corinna Marchili Antonio Di Pietro Ludovica Giordano Antonio Costanzo Luigi La Porta Maurizio Pollino Vittorio Rosato Daniel Lückerath Katharina Milde Oliver Ullrich |
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| description | Historic areas (HAs) are highly vulnerable to natural hazards, including earthquakes, that can cause severe damage, if not total destruction. This paper proposes methods that can be implemented through a geographical information system to assess earthquake-induced physical damages and the resulting impacts on the functions of HAs and to monitor their resilience. For the assessment of damages, making reference to the universally recognised procedure of convoluting hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, this paper proposes (a) a framework for assessing hazard maps of both real and end-user defined earthquakes; (b) a classification of the exposed elements of the built environment; and (c) an index-based seismic vulnerability assessment method for heritage buildings. Moving towards the continuous monitoring of resilience, an index-based assessment method is proposed to quantify how the functions of HAs recover over time. The implementation of the proposed methods in an ad hoc customized WebGIS Decision Support System, referred to as ARCH DSS, is demonstrated in this paper with reference to the historic area of Camerino-San Severino (Italy). Our conclusions show how ARCH DSS can inform and contribute to increasing awareness of the vulnerabilities of HAs and of the severity of the potential impacts, thus supporting effective decision making on mitigation strategies, post-disaster response, and build back better. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-720d4a88680d46ce884d9ab2affc555f2023-11-22T03:54:52ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642021-07-0110746110.3390/ijgi10070461Assessing Earthquake Impacts and Monitoring Resilience of Historic Areas: Methods for GIS ToolsSonia Giovinazzi0Corinna Marchili1Antonio Di Pietro2Ludovica Giordano3Antonio Costanzo4Luigi La Porta5Maurizio Pollino6Vittorio Rosato7Daniel Lückerath8Katharina Milde9Oliver Ullrich10Laboratory for the Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures, Casaccia Research Centre, ENEA, National Agency for New Technologies Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Bologna University, Mura Anteo Zamboni, 7, 40126 Bologna, ItalyLaboratory for the Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures, Casaccia Research Centre, ENEA, National Agency for New Technologies Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, ItalyLaboratory for the Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures, Casaccia Research Centre, ENEA, National Agency for New Technologies Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, ItalyCultural Heritage Lab., INGV, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Remote Sensing Unit–ONT, Via P. Bucci-Cube 30/C-7th Floor, 87036 Rende, ItalyLaboratory for the Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures, Casaccia Research Centre, ENEA, National Agency for New Technologies Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, ItalyLaboratory for the Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures, Casaccia Research Centre, ENEA, National Agency for New Technologies Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, ItalyLaboratory for the Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures, Casaccia Research Centre, ENEA, National Agency for New Technologies Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, ItalyIAIS, Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems, Schloss Birlinghoven, 53757 Sankt Augustin, GermanyIAIS, Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems, Schloss Birlinghoven, 53757 Sankt Augustin, GermanyIAIS, Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems, Schloss Birlinghoven, 53757 Sankt Augustin, GermanyHistoric areas (HAs) are highly vulnerable to natural hazards, including earthquakes, that can cause severe damage, if not total destruction. This paper proposes methods that can be implemented through a geographical information system to assess earthquake-induced physical damages and the resulting impacts on the functions of HAs and to monitor their resilience. For the assessment of damages, making reference to the universally recognised procedure of convoluting hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, this paper proposes (a) a framework for assessing hazard maps of both real and end-user defined earthquakes; (b) a classification of the exposed elements of the built environment; and (c) an index-based seismic vulnerability assessment method for heritage buildings. Moving towards the continuous monitoring of resilience, an index-based assessment method is proposed to quantify how the functions of HAs recover over time. The implementation of the proposed methods in an ad hoc customized WebGIS Decision Support System, referred to as ARCH DSS, is demonstrated in this paper with reference to the historic area of Camerino-San Severino (Italy). Our conclusions show how ARCH DSS can inform and contribute to increasing awareness of the vulnerabilities of HAs and of the severity of the potential impacts, thus supporting effective decision making on mitigation strategies, post-disaster response, and build back better.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/7/461geographic information systemhistoric areasassessment of earthquake-induced damage and impactresilience monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Sonia Giovinazzi Corinna Marchili Antonio Di Pietro Ludovica Giordano Antonio Costanzo Luigi La Porta Maurizio Pollino Vittorio Rosato Daniel Lückerath Katharina Milde Oliver Ullrich Assessing Earthquake Impacts and Monitoring Resilience of Historic Areas: Methods for GIS Tools ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information geographic information system historic areas assessment of earthquake-induced damage and impact resilience monitoring |
| title | Assessing Earthquake Impacts and Monitoring Resilience of Historic Areas: Methods for GIS Tools |
| title_full | Assessing Earthquake Impacts and Monitoring Resilience of Historic Areas: Methods for GIS Tools |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Earthquake Impacts and Monitoring Resilience of Historic Areas: Methods for GIS Tools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Earthquake Impacts and Monitoring Resilience of Historic Areas: Methods for GIS Tools |
| title_short | Assessing Earthquake Impacts and Monitoring Resilience of Historic Areas: Methods for GIS Tools |
| title_sort | assessing earthquake impacts and monitoring resilience of historic areas methods for gis tools |
| topic | geographic information system historic areas assessment of earthquake-induced damage and impact resilience monitoring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/7/461 |
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