Fabio Federico TAUCER, Artur PINTO Joint Research Centre, Italy (European Commission)

1. IDRC
"Integrative Risk Management in a Changing World -
Pathways to a Resilient Society“
26-30 August 2012
Davos, Switzerland
WED5.1: The benefits of standardisation in reducing seismic risk
Time: Wednesday, 29/Aug/2012: 2:40pm - 4:10pm
Session Chair: Fabio Federico TAUCER, European Commission - DG JRC
Session Chair: Artur PINTO, European Commission - DG JRC
Location: Dischma
Session organized by the Joint Research Centre
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2. Domenico GIARDINI; ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Harmonization of seismic hazard
assessment: the SHARE example
Kyriazis PITILAKIS; Aristotelio Panespitimio Thessaloniki, Greece; The importance of
a systemic seismic vulnerability and risk analysis of complex urban, regional,
national or pan-European systems comprising buildings, transportation, lifelines,
utility networks and critical facilities
Artur PINTO; European Commission - DG JRC; The role of the European Standards
for Construction (Eurocodes) for earthquake risk mitigation
Fabio TAUCER; European Commission - DG JRC; Infrastructure for Spatial
Information in Europe Directive (INSPIRE): contribution towards seismic risk and
loss assessment
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3. Aims and expected outcomes
 Present the efforts being undertaken in Europe to promote
harmonization in areas concerned with earthquake risk
mitigation.
 Discussion of the benefits of harmonization in reducing the
consequences of earthquake disasters and in allowing and
facilitating seismic risk assessment and loss estimation in
Europe.
 Propose ways for removing the remaining barriers that are
holding back further harmonization and the implementation of
standards in Europe.
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4. Related sessions/presentation
Country Risk Management and Financial Preparedness for Disasters: Risk
management: Calculating exposure at European level – (Transferring of
risk / European Solidarity Funds)
MON 4.6 Session: Develop Guidelines for Safe Construction of non-
engineered homes, including retrofitting of social infrastructure
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