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Earthquake in Italy: From the Past Decades to the Future. Strategies and Innovative Tools for Urban Planning and Territorial Regeneration

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Some results of the study on the past history of earthquakes in Italy and on the prospects of protection from seismic risks in the next decades are presented. The problems generated by the earthquake in various Italian regions and in particular in central Italy were evaluated, proposing an economic and integrated settlement system for a new economic and social model, aimed at the rebirth of territories in crisis. Finally, the conclusions summarize the objectives and strategic choices, which can be considered consolidated acquisitions by the scientific community in order to identify the disciplinary and management paths be followed in the coming decades.

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    Master “City and Territory. Strategies and innovative tools for protection against risks of territories in crisis” was promoted in 2017 by Marche Polytechnic University, with scientific coordinator prof. Fabio Bronzini. 40 Italian Universities and more than 60 professors from the most prestigious universities, took part in the Master. Graduates from many parts of Italy subscribed to the Master. The scope of the course was to train researchers, for the complex inter-sectoral and inter-cultural task of starting a prevention and planning process for the future of these territories in difficulty. The Master deals with preventive protection from seismic risks, hydrogeological instability, degradation and abandonment, including post-earthquake planning. This is a high-profile course, which represents one of the few professional skills in high demand on the professional Italian market. The concrete results attained include that of supporting typical local products, a revaluation of the excellence of the territories in terms of innovative companies in the agro-food and wine sector, tourism-culture, typical handicrafts and recreational-creative activities, receptivity even for “new social members” and organising improved urban-territorial and technological protection for the territories, in event of future natural disasters.

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    On 24 August 2016, a violent earthquake struck the territories of Marche, Umbria, Abruzzo and Lazio in Central Italy. The most significant damages occurred in Amatrice, Accumoli and Arquata del Tronto. Thousands of people were involved.

    On 26 and 30 October 2016, another strong earthquake occurred in the area between Marche and Umbria, in the provinces of Macerata, Perugia and Ascoli Piceno, with the epicentre close to Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Visso, Ussita, Preci, Norcia and Arquata del Tronto.

    The Council of Ministers approved a number of Law Decrees to finance interventions for the areas affected by the earthquakes in 2016 and 2017 (Law Decree dated 11 November 2016, no. 205; Law Decree 8/2017; Law Decree50/2017) subsequently extended the so-called earthquake damaged area, and on 11 December, pursuant to the 2017 Budget Law (Law 232/2016), the Parliament authorized a number of allocations for repairs, reconstruction, assistance to the population and economic resurgence of the territories affected by the earthquakes:

    6.1 billion euro (100 million for 2017 and 200 million per annum from 2018 to 2047) for tax credits;

    1 billion euro (200 million for 2017, 300 million for 2018, 350 for 2019 and 150 million for 2020) for the allocation of public reconstruction contributions (as set forth by Law Decree 189/2016).

    The affected Regions were allowed to allocate another € 300 million.

    The resources of the Fund are mainly to be used to ascertain the vulnerability of buildings, public and private reconstruction interventions, ten work sites for the seismic defence of public buildings, the purchase and maintenance of the resources required for rescue operations for the population, the creation of an urban free zone, greater economic resources in the payslip, seismic micro-zoning studies, prior to the presentation of projects for the construction of emergency structures, a regeneration coordination cabin, a fund to finance investments and the development of infrastructures of the Country, that will also be used for seismic risk prevention interventions.

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Bedini, M.A., Bronzini, F. (2019). Earthquake in Italy: From the Past Decades to the Future. Strategies and Innovative Tools for Urban Planning and Territorial Regeneration. In: Longhi, S., Monteriù, A., Freddi, A., Frontoni, E., Germani, M., Revel, G. (eds) The First Outstanding 50 Years of “Università Politecnica delle Marche”. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32762-0_22

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