Italy - Hazards Case Study
- Created by: IssyCalderwood
- Created on: 18-03-19 17:58
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- Italy - Hazardous setting Case Study
- Fault lines = north-south & east-west across centre
- Destructive plate margin - Eurasian & African plates
- Assisi, 1997, 3 earthquakes magnitude 6.4
- L'Aquila, April 2009 , 6.3 magnitude
- Caused by north-south fault line movement
- Killed 300, 70,000 homeless, US $15 bil
- Amatrice, Aug-Oct 2016, series of quakes
- Pre 2009 L'Aquila = no quake for 300 yrs
- Risks known - attempt to mitigate
- Strict building regs = newer buildings designed & built to withstand quakes
- However , city = old, regs not enforced = buildings destroyed
- Strict building regs = newer buildings designed & built to withstand quakes
- Character reflects impacts
- Political
- Officials blamed didn't give enough warning = tension between residents & officials
- Not rebuilding quick enough or involving residents about how it would be rebuilt
- Residents feel disconnected & lack of support
- Economic
- University buildings = unusable = student enrolment decrease = economic loss
- Plans to reconstruct, if successful = busier & more affluent
- University buildings = unusable = student enrolment decrease = economic loss
- Social
- Historic buildings = destroyed = people rehoused in quake resistant homes in new towns
- Young people left = altered architectural & social character
- Attendance at religious events declined
- E.g. Good Friday procession 2016 = 1000, before quake = 30,000
- People reluctant to use new shops, bars, restaurants = many closed down
- Mental health issues = fear, others developed coping strategies = resilience
- Political
- Risks known - attempt to mitigate
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