A strategic-multidisciplinary approach to reduce the seismic risk. Ongoing activities within the ADRISEISMIC project.

Many active faults make the Adriatic-Ionian area one of the most prone to seismic events in the entire European continent. Earthquakes, which are often disastrous, have strongly affected the building practice and the culture of the countries involved, inspiring specific regulations and prescriptions that have followed over the years. However, despite the progress, the historic centres are still characterised by a high vulnerability, while the acquired knowledge and experience often remain confined within national borders. Within this framework, a specific study has been conducted as part of the ADRISEISMIC project, funded by the Interreg Adrion programme, to address seismic vulnerability through a multidisciplinary approach. Starting from the surveys carried out in the Countries involved in the project (i.e., Italy, Serbia, Albania, Greece, Slovenia and Croatia), the most common construction techniques, numerical assessment methods, and good practices for the reduction of seismic risk at different scales were collected and catalogued. An expeditious method to assess the seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings has also been developed. The elaborated protocol is in its validation phase and will be shown referring to the case study of Piazza Puntoni in Bologna. These investigations are the basis for developing guidelines and harmonised procedures to integrate the assessment of seismic risk in the urban planning tools. Investigating seismic vulnerability at territorial scale can support the identification of urban regeneration strategies and, consequently, the prioritization of seismic risk reduction intervention in areas subjected to a higher risk.