The main learning outcomes of the course are: - Concepts, policies and tools for the seismic risk evaluation; - Basic understanding of spatial planning system, policies and tools - Ability to set up a seismic risk analysis based on constructions and socio-economic vulnerabilities and exposure

Students are expected to have basic knowledge on territorial analysis

The course is organized into two modules and one exercise. Each module consists of three parts. Students are expected to apply the concepts and methodologies presented in the theoretical lectures into the exercise. The contents below list a number of topics which will be explored during the lectures with different degree of detail. 1. Earthquakes: causes and effects 2. Seismic risk - Seismic Hazard: expected shaking - Vulnerability of constructions and its evaluations - Socio-economic criteria for exposure assessment - Post-seismic assessment 3. Evaluations for spatial planning - Use of Seismic Microzonation - Emergency limit condition 4. Seismic risk and urban systems - Disasters as a social construct - Quantity and quality of anthropic systems at risk 5. The risk chain (prevision-prevention-response-recovery) - institutions, skills and approaches that are involved at the different stages of the risk chain. - the spatial planning system, levels and competences (territorial planning and sectoral planning) - the emergency planning 6. How to integrate mitigation in spatial planning - integrating urban planning and emergency planning - planning for maintain the continuity of normal activities (minimal urban structure and multi-criteria methods to define a prioritization in action)

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The course is organised with theoretical lessons and practical examples on the evaluation of seismic risk and its relation with spatial planning. The students are expected to work in groups to develop maps of expected damage and seismic risk for a municipality, including the social and economic implications.

Each lecture will be supported by slides and references that will be periodically uploaded on the web site of the course.

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Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project;

The exam is composed of the public presentation of the group work in 2 parts during the semester and an oral individual exam (compulsory), with equal weight. The evaluation of the group work will be based on peer grading and grading by the teachers. The group work is intended to provide the practical skills necessary for the quantitative assessment of seismic risk for a municipality and its implications for urban planning. The oral exam will verify the knowledge of the theoretical issues, technical terminology, and the skills to summarize the key elements of the topics presented during the course. Students will have to demonstrate: - the acquired knowledge about the topic of the course; - the capacity of critical assessment of their group work also with reference to the projects by other groups; - the capabilities to apply the acquired knowledge and skills discussing examples and answering to questions. The final mark is the sum between the assessment of the oral exam and the evaluation of the group work presentation.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.