The course will provide knowledge on the seismic cycle phases and on seismic risk assessment. The evaluation of the probability of earthquake occurrence and of the vulnerability of the physical and built environment will be discussed.
General principles and practices adopted during the emergency phase in the aftermath of an event, and in civil protection planning will be addressed as well.
Expected outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will have learned the key concepts on earthquake geology and seismic risk, and will be able to apply and communicate them in a multidisciplinary environment.
Knowledges:
-Understand the basic processes of active tectonics and seismic cycle and of civil protection activities in the emergency phase
-Understand a civil protection plan and information deriving from different disciplines (geology, engineering, civil planning)
Ability to apply the knowledge:
-Understand and comment scientific literature and technical documents written in English
-Evaluate different approaches, identifying relative advantages and criticalities.
-Integrate multidisciplinary information and, if not complete or not in agreement, critically evaluate them.
Communication skills:
-Synthetize relevant information and to communicate to professionals
-Write a technical report on one of the course topics, either theory or a related to a case history.