L'Aquila Earthquake of April 6, 2009 in Italy: Rebuilding a Resilient City to Withstand Multiple Hazards.

摘要

On the morning of Monday April 6th, 2009, at 03:32 local time (01:32 UTC), a strong shallow crustal earthquake with magnitude Mw 6.3 occurred in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. The epicenter was located 6 km southwest of the regional administrative city of LAquila and 85 km northeast of the Italian capital, Rome. This report describes the types and causes of damage resulting from the earthquake and the associated social and economic impact. Funded by the National Science Foundation, a multidisciplinary team of investigators from the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), headquartered at the University at Buffalo, together with a team from the Politecnico di Torino in Italy, conducted post-disaster field reconnaissance to examine the impact of the earthquake on physical engineered systems and the response and recovery efforts that followed. By collecting information, the Politecnico di Torino together with MCEER is seeking to develop engineering design strategies and organizational strategies that will make the LAquila community more resilient against future earthquakes and any extreme event in general. The report was initiated to present the findings from the field reconnaissance mission, but the topic addressed includes advance damage identification using remote sensing, damage to engineered and historical structures, and organizational decision making primarily in hospitals. This report will contribute to the development of a better understanding of how to cost-effectively enhance the resilience of a community against future extreme events.