STREST – Exploitation plan

The present deliverable contains the detailed dissemination and exploitation plan of the project results, with particular emphasis on communicating to stakeholders and user communities addressing the outcomes of STREST on the enhancement of societal resilience through infrastructure stress tests. This deliverable presents the objectives of the dissemination activities, the identification of stakeholders and the detailed description of tasks concerning the use and dissemination of the STREST project foreground.JRC.G.4-European laboratory for structural assessmen

A PROCEDURE FOR THE PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENT OF MASONRY STRUCTURES UNDER TSUNAMI

Assessment of Tsunami vulnerability of coastal buildings has gained high interest in the last years for the areas characterized by a high Tsunami hazard. A probabilistic representation of vulnerability is performed by fragility curves, fundamental tools to define possible strategies for risk mitigation. Different prediction approaches can be used for obtaining analytical fragility curves. In this paper, a prediction proposal to be used for masonry structures typical of the Mediterranean coasts based on simplified structural analyses and damage indexes is presented. Different damage states are considered and inundation depth is assumed as input intensity measure. The uncertainties in the demand by the definition of the probability distribution of the inundation scenarios are considered. Further, the uncertainties in the structural capacity are included. Monte Carlo simulations are performed for the scope of this work

Natural and Technological Hazards in Urban Areas

Natural hazard events and technological accidents are separate causes of environmental impacts. Natural hazards are physical phenomena active in geological times, whereas technological hazards result from actions or facilities created by humans. In our time, combined natural and man-made hazards have been induced. Overpopulation and urban development in areas prone to natural hazards increase the impact of natural disasters worldwide. Additionally, urban areas are frequently characterized by intense industrial activity and rapid, poorly planned growth that threatens the environment and degrades the quality of life. Therefore, proper urban planning is crucial to minimize fatalities and reduce the environmental and economic impacts that accompany both natural and technological hazardous events

IENE 2020 International Conference LIFE LINES – Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions. Abstract Book

In the past 12 to 14 of January 2021, the University of Évora, in the framework of the LIFE LINES project, and the Infrastructure and Ecology Network Europe held the online event IENE International Conference, under the theme “LIFE LINES – Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions”. We had 293 attendees from 40 different countries representing the five continents. During three days, participants were able to assist to 115 full oral presentations, 36 lightning talks, 13 workshops and chat with 40 posters authors, representing studies and projects worldwide. The event counted with 50 thematic sessions, running in five parallel sessions mixing live and pre-recorded interventions

Urban Resilience, Changing Economy and Social Trends. Coping with socio-economic consequences of the crisis in Athens, Greece

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