Public space planning in minor historic centres exposed to seismic risk: lessons learnt from the experience in Navelli (AQ)
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https://doi.org/10.6093/2531-9906/10031Keywords:
Post-earthquake planning, Minor historic centre, Vulnerability, Accessibility, Public spaceAbstract
Risk reduction in minor historic centres exposed to seismic hazards is essential for the protection of life and cultural heritage but also for social and economic development and requires appropriate strategies. The current state of knowledge and technology suggests that intervention on sensitive mitigation of urban systems vulnerability is the most desirable solution to prevent the devastating earthquake’s effects. This requires a careful planning of both built and public spaces. Within this framework, the contribution illustrates an integrated methodology that accompanied the drafting of the Reconstruction plan of Navelli (AQ) and Civitaretenga, drawn up in response to the earthquake that struck the Abruzzo Region in 2009. Although dated, this methodology can be considered a best practice due to the innovative systematic assessment of both built heritage and open space in the two historical centres, supported by an Integrated Information System (IIS). An innovative approach to the assessment of vulnerability and accessibility of public spaces is also introduced. Monitoring the first outcomes of the Plan implementation provides a pretext for a critical reflection, about 10 years later, on the role of post-earthquake planning tools and on the evident relations or gaps between the scientific and technical contribution of the university and ordinary reconstruction processes in minor urban centres, generally prioritising interventions on the built heritage over the public space.
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Russo, M., Angelosanti, M., Bernardini, G., Severi, L., Quagliarini, E., & Currà, E. (2022). Factors Influencing the Intrinsic Seismic Risk of Open Spaces in Existing Built Environments: A Systematic Review. Sustainability, 14(1), 42. doi: 10.3390/su14010042.
Santangelo, A., Melandri, E., Marzani, G., & Tondelli, S. (2022). Enhancing Resilience of Cultural Heritage in Historical Areas: A Collection of Good Practices. Sustainability, 14(9), 5171. doi:10.3390/su14095171.
Santarelli, S., Bernardini, G., & Quagliarini, E. (2018). New Indices for the Existing City-Centers Streets Network Reliability and Availability Assessment in Earthquake Emergency. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 12(2), 153-168. doi: 10.1080/15583058.2017.1328543.
Sgobbo, A. (2016). RED: hazard, vulnerability, exposure. UPLanD - Journal of Urban Planning, Landscape & Environmental Design, 1(1), 5-10. doi: 10.6092/2531-9906/5029.
Singh Golla, A., Bhattacharya, S., & Gupta, S. (2020). The accessibility of urban neighbourhoods when buildings collapse due to an earthquake. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 86, 102439. doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2020.102439.
Tira, M. (1997). Pianificare la città sicura. Roma: Dedalo.
Tira, M. (2016). For a territorial organization with variable geometry. UPLanD –Journal of Urban Planning, Landscape & environmental Design, 1(1), 257-272. doi: 10.6092/2531-9906/5041.
Ventura, P., Carra, M., Rossetti, S., Caselli, B., & Zazzi, M. (2020). La post-emergenza sismica nei centri storici minori. Il Piano di ricostruzione di Navelli (2011-2019). In M. Francini, A. Palermo A., & M. Viapiana, Il piano di emergenza nell’uso e nella gestione del territorio - Atti del Convegno Scientifico Società Italiana degli Urbanisti, 22-23 novembre 2019, Rende (Cs) (pp. 66-88). Milano: Franco Angeli.
Ventura, P., Zazzi, M., Carra, M., & Caselli, B. (2019). Le modalità attuative del piano di ricostruzione. In P. Ventura, A. Montepara, & M. Zazzi (Eds.), La città storica post-sisma. Memorie, piani e prassi della ricostruzione di Navelli e Civitaretenga (pp. 194-229). Parma: Grafiche Step editrice.
Zlateski, A., Lucesoli, M., Bernardini, G., & Ferreira, T. (2020). Integrating human behaviour and building vulnerability for the assessment and mitigation of seismic risk in historic centres: Proposal of a holistic human-centred simulation-based approach. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 43, 101392. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101392.
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Carra, M., Rossetti, S., & Caselli, B. (2023). Public space planning in minor historic centres exposed to seismic risk: lessons learnt from the experience in Navelli (AQ). UPLanD - Journal of Urban Planning, Landscape & Environmental Design, 7(1), 25–38. https://doi.org/10.6093/2531-9906/10031
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