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Project of Particular Relevance ITALY-USA 

REsilient LANDscapes (RE-LAND) 

(PI: prof. Massimo Sargolini) 

In collaboration with: 

University of California Los Angeles (prof. Jonathan P. Stewart and Paolo Zimmaro) 

University of California Davis (prof. Michele Barbato) 

University of Colorado Boulder (prof. Keith A. Porter)  

University of Oregon (prof. Robert Z. Melnick and Noah P. Kerr) 

 

⮚ RE-LAND Project – Foundation 

Resilient landscapes 

The first research project for the REDI consortium (Reducing risks of natural Disasters),  a research consortium established in Camerino after the earthquake of Central Italy 2016,  with the aim of contributing to interdisciplinary research-actions, through innovation and training,  to boost community disaster preparedness, response and recovery speed  

REDI was founded by 4 Italian research centers:  

INGV (IstitutoNazionaledi Vulcanologiae Geologia); 

INFN (IstitutoNazionaledi FisicaNucleare); 

GSSI (Gran SassoScience Institute); 

UNICAM (UniversitàdegliStudidi Camerino).

⮚ RELAND Project – Scope 

Earthquakes in central Italy 

• Amatrice, August, 24th, 2016;  
• Castelsantangelo sul Nera, October, 26th, 2016;  • Norcia, October, 30th, 2016;  
• Capitignano, January, 18th, 2017, 

Observation 

• Local governments were in very delay  

in the phases of emergency and recovery 

• There was a difficult way in reducing the impact of  the disaster and organizing the process of recovery

⮚ RELAND Project – Objectives 

Project objectives

• To develop an holistic vision to allow for innovative  approaches to planning and decision-making 
• Innovative solutions for territorial resiliency 
• Engaging the communities affected by the recent events  (i.e. the 2016-2017 Central Italy earthquakes) 

⮚ RELAND Project – Methodology 

The transfer of lessons learned, best practices,  expertise and skills capitalizes on existing research  initiatives for disaster risk reduction

(1) Identification of the required knowledge and expertise  

(2) Survey on how to make interact communities,  

scientists and decision makers  

(3) Lessons learned and good practices (from the USA)  

(4) Identification of virtuous methods of interaction  

between different expertise/competencies  

(5) Co-design, with the communities, and pilot  

implementation of the methods  

(6) Assessment and benchmarking of the methods 

(7) Adjustment of the methods  

(8) Communication and dissemination 

⮚ RELAND Project – Activities 

The work for the first year (2019) has been mainly a theoretical one,  

in view and preparation of tackling the case study of Central Italy,  

which will be the content of the work for the second year (2020). 

• Identification of similar approaches in dealing with different natural hazards  • Interaction between climate change and natural risks 
• Interaction between climate change and cultural heritage 
• Interaction between regional planning and post-disaster recovery 
• Interaction between natural hazard and socio-economic conditions 
• Benchmarking of different cost-benefit analyses in the mitigation of natural risks • Comparison between different methods of scenario development

⮚ RELAND Project – Meeting at UCLA in the USA 

The first meeting was held on 26-27 August 2019  at the University of California in Los Angeles 

Main discussions were focused on:

• Deterministic and probabilistic approach to hazards 
• How to develop an holistic paramount vision of the issue 
• Cost-benefit of mitigation 
• Defining the contents of the next meeting in Ascoli Piceno, Italy • Starting the preparation of the agenda for the second year 

⮚ RELAND Project – Meeting at the University of Camerino 

The second meeting will be held on 19 December 2019 Main discussions will be focused on:

• Interaction between climate change, natural hazards,  

cultural landscapes and communities 

• Cost-benefit analysis for natural-risk mitigation and  

Building Back Better 

• Multi-disciplinary approach for monitoring cultural heritage  

in seismic areas 

• Dynamic behavior of structures subject to wind, hurricane  

and seismic hazard 

• Risk-sensitive planning 
• Second-year research outline 

Thank you very much 

for your attention

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