A socio-spatial vulnerability assessment for disaster management:insights from the 2012 Emilia earthquake (Italy)

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Fabio Carnelli, Ivan Frigerio
Publishing Year 2017 Issue 2016/111
Language English Pages 23 P. 22-44 File size 1124 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2016-111002
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This article aims to provide a framework to build a spatial assessment about the interaction between social vulnerability indicators and the 2012 Emilia earthquake. Using Mirandola as case study, five social vulnerability indicators were selected, mapped and spatially correlated to a building damage index calculated using geo-referenced information of damaged buildings available at a local level. The evaluation of this spatial relationship may be a useful tool for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction policies.

Keywords: Social vulnerability, Emilia earthquake, spatial analysis, disaster management, disaster recovery, GIS, Mirandola

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Fabio Carnelli, Ivan Frigerio, A socio-spatial vulnerability assessment for disaster management: insights from the 2012 emilia earthquake (italy) in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 111/2016, pp 22-44, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2016-111002