Ricerc@Sapienza

The unique historical-cultural heritage within the urban area of Rome is affected by different geo-hazards, thus determining high risk conditions. This project aims at characterizing, modeling and verifying the spatial-temporal occurrence and rate of geo-hazards which interact with the geological urban setting, in order to give contributions to preserve its value and assets by making it safer and resilient through proper and sustainable risk mitigation strategies. To account for the characteristics of some of the geo-hazards affecting the area of Rome (i.e. subsidence, flooding, landslide, sinkhole, seismic and related effects) and their interactions in the urban context, a multi-approach study rationale will be adopted involving a comprehensive urban geology and geo-hazards knowledge, monitoring and modeling of ground and underground instabilities and potential domino effects. The research will consider the implementation of tools and smart solutions for multi-geo-hazard analysis.
The project is structured in 3 Work Packages (WP):
1) database design and implementation,
2) ground instabilities, seismic and flood hazard analysis,
3) future hazard scenarios modeling.
Databases, models, tools and methods will be demonstrated with prototype implementation in specific areas of the pilot city of Rome which presents pressing challenges such as urban sprawl, ground instabilities, seismic and flood hazard. The impact of each geo-hazard as well as combined and domino effects will be examined and assessed in view of their utilization for the Resilience Strategic Plan of Rome.