This article presents the derivation of a fragility model for the Italian masonry school building
asset, comprising 265 sets of fragility curves for as many building types, classified on the …

This paper presents a prioritisation procedure to rank reinforced concrete (rc) buildings that
are part of a stock according to their seismic vulnerability, and to plan further verifications …

The management of school infrastructures is a complicated task. Administrators and
decision-makers strive to keep the schools in optimal and functional conditions. The routine …

Prioritization of seismic risk mitigation at a large scale requires rough-input methodologies
able to provide an expedited, yet conventional, assessment of the seismic risk …

Usually, the response after a disastrous event requires decision-makers in emergency
operative rooms to quickly outline and understand the current post-event situation, for …

When strong earthquakes occur, buildings are usually affected by multiple, consecutive
seismic shakings causing a progression of the damage. This paper presents a …

School safety is one of the main concerns of administrators and decision-makers both for
saving lives and for guaranteeing the continuity of education. This is especially true in …

Ensuring the safety of people from natural hazards is one of the main concerns of decision-
makers in disaster-prone territories, particularly with reference to important public buildings …

Abstract Information and technology (IT) based tools are widely used in all phases of the
disaster management cycle (DMC), improving the effectiveness of the prevision-prevention …

Featured Application Based on the risk estimates obtained in this study, the Lisbon City
Council defined short-and medium-term risk mitigation plans, starting with a detailed …