The laquila seven aa kl 2 louisiana state university. Learn more about the earthquake, including its causes and damage as well as relief efforts. Laquila \peninsular italy currently undergoing nesw extension. Sep 20, 2011 another view of destruction in l aquila, italy, after the april 2009 earthquake. The numbers of buildings damaged and people evacuated are counted in tens of thousands, and the provisional damage estimate was over 10. Emergency management for lifelines and rapid response after laquila earthquake. The epicentre was near the province capital laquila, see figure 1. It mainly hit the abruzzo region and was particularly hard on the city of laquila and many rural cities near by such as, villa sanangelo. The laquila earthquake and italian government policy on disaster response 329 public administration and two rather vaguely formulated articles transferred civil protection from the provincial prefects again, representatives of the central state to the regional and provincial governments, which are elected by local populations. The 2009 l aquila earthquake occurred in the region of abruzzo, in central italy. Lessons from the laquila earthquake times higher education.
Early monday morning, central italy was struck by a 6. Learning from construction failures due to the 2009 l. The mainshock was anticipated by a long lasting seismic cluster ml l aquila case concerning the trial of five scientists and two public officials following the earthquake in the italian region of abruzzo on april 6, 2009. Aquila has a population of more than 68,000, and was devastated by the earthquake. Learning from construction failures due to the 2009 laquila. Laquila earthquake scientists win appeal world news. The laquila earthquake of 6 april 2009 and italian. Reflections on the laquila trial and the social dimensions. Pdf disaster waste management on the road to recovery. The main shock happened in the early hours of the morning at 3. Laquila earthquake 2009 the laquila earthquake background. Damage assessment of churches after laquila earthquake. The epicentre was near the province capital of laquila causing widespread building damage in the predominantly masonry and reinforced concrete buildings. In total, there were 309 deaths and about 1600 injured.
Yet much of it still feels like a ghost town, a sobering sign for cities struck by more recent quakes. The mechanism of disaster capitalism and the failure to. Damage assessment in the emergency was carried out on more than 700 churches with a methodology aimed at recognizing the collapse mechanisms in the different architectonic elements of the church. Summary of the earthquake on aril 6th, 2012 about 3. Laquila has been hit by major earthquakes in the past, and in 1703 it was razed. The earthquake intensity was seen to have reached ix ems98 see section 3 in the proximity of aquila.
Franco volpato, shutterstock rubble from the 2009 l aquila quake in the abruzzo region of italy. The 2009 laquila earthquake occurred in the region of abruzzo, in central italy. The 2009 laquila earthquake caused serious damage to several medieval hill towns in the region, killing over 260. Earthquakes in laquila, abruzzo, italy most recent. Asce executive summary the overall performance of lifelines was reasonably good when compared with the performance of the structures excluding the failures of the urm buildings in this earthquake. Laquila earthquake, italy, april 6th 2009 catastrophe event response laquila earthquake, italy. Laquila, devastated by a 2009 earthquake, is italys largest construction site. After the earthquake, l aquila has taken many other issues into consideration, due to the extent of the damage. Disaster waste management 2009 laquila earthquake 5 1 introduction 1. Sep 08, 2009 24 km11kmdistribution of deaths in thelaquila earthquake of 6409laquilaonna 14. Oct 22, 2012 six italian scientists and a government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over statements they made prior to a 2009 earthquake that killed 309 in the town of l aquila. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationships between neoliberal institutional management of the 2009 laquila earthquake and the local dwelling practices pdf 160 kb the ecovillage of pescomaggiore laquila. Nov 10, 2014 laquila has been hit by at least 10 earthquakes since medieval times and in the worst disaster, in 1786, more than 6,000 people lost their lives.
The mainshock was anticipated by a long lasting seismic cluster ml laquila italy earthquake a figures list a figure 1. Oct 22, 2012 six italian scientists and an exgovernment official are sentenced to six years in prison over the deadly 2009 earthquake in l aquila. Fountoulis3, issaak parcharidis4, and michalis foumelis5. Participatory vulnerability analysis pva project in italy laquila earthquake following the 2009 laquila earthquake in italy, which killed 308 people and displaced thousands for several months, there was much criticism about the governments broken promises in the reconstruction process. Nov 04, 20 the 2009 l aquila earthquake occurred in the region of abruzzo, in central italy. Support, laquila seems to have been the hardest hit by the quake, so renaming the article 2009 laquila earthquake seems fair enough. Among the many lessons learned after the l aquila earthquake that struck central italy in 2009 is the importance of including even very lowprobability events in communications jordan 20. Six italian scientists and an exgovernment official are sentenced to six years in prison over the deadly 2009 earthquake in laquila. Before the earthquake, laquila had improved their preparation for natural disasters by improving seismic maps, regularly updating their seismic risk maps and they always have a willing national volunteer group if a disaster was to happen. From this brief synthesis of the main events, it is clear that the psychological, social and institutional circumstances in which the laquila earthquake took place are particularly significant in terms of uncertainty management and communication, as they triggered an unprecedented sequence of psychological, material and then legal. As of 20, it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Six italian scientists and a government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over statements they made prior to a 2009 earthquake that killed 309 in. By this time, many of you have seen the verdict for the people on trial over the 2009 laquila earthquake. Binici et al structural damages of laquila italy earthquake a figures list a figure 1.
Emergency preparedness and management at the university of l. Another view of destruction in laquila, italy, after the april 2009 earthquake. The 2009 l aquila earthquake was an earthquake of 6. In the aftermath of the 2009 quake, attention focused on the problem of protecting old city centres. The schools in l aquila also were raising public awareness about preparedness by educating all the students about earthquakes and what to do during them. An earthquake hit the abruzzo region of italy on the 6th april 2009 at 3. Franco volpato, shutterstock rubble from the 2009 laquila quake in the abruzzo region of italy.
Support, l aquila seems to have been the hardest hit by the quake, so renaming the article 2009 l aquila earthquake seems fair enough. Italy was struck by its worst earthquake since 1981. The main shock was categorized on the richter scale as 6. Italian scientists get 6 years for laquila earthquake statements. The earthquake occurred on the destructive boundary between the african late and the eurasian plate. Judge marco billi sentenced the seven scientists, engineers and officials to 6. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The two plates are slowly moving together, meaning they are convergent plates, this movement over time has also created the apennine mountains which run throughout italy and through laqiula. Mar 30, 2020 laquila earthquake of 2009, severe earthquake that occurred on april 6, 2009, near the city of laquila in the abruzzi region of central italy, killing more than 300 people. Laquilla is found in central italy and is the capital of the region of abruzzo. Laquila earthquake, which occurred on april 6, 2009, proved the high vulnerability of cultural heritage, with particular reference to churches. Italian scientists get 6 years for laquila earthquake. Laquila has been hit by at least 10 earthquakes since medieval times and in the worst disaster, in 1786, more than 6,000 people lost their lives. Laquilla earthquake case study linkedin slideshare. The mechanism of disaster capitalism and the failure to build. Pdf emergency management for lifelines and rapid response. The 2009 laquila earthquake was an earthquake of 6. As done for the izmit earthquake in 1999 and for the major quake of bam iran in 2003, esa makes freely available to the scientific community a dataset of sar products envisat and ers corresponding to the earthquake of aquila italy which took place on 6 april 2009. The main reason the earthquake struck was because laquila is located in between the african and eurasian plates. Aug 24, 2016 the earthquake, the death toll of which is now reported to have risen to around 60, is the strongest in italy since the devastating magnitude6.
Birth and death of a selfdetermined postdisaster community 20092014. The 6 april 2009 earthquake in laquila, italy, drew the attention of scientists all over the world for various reasons. Hundreds of lowintensity events occurred between january and march, 2009. Deadly italian quake strikes 40 kilometers from laquila.