L'aquila 2009-2016. The earthquake in the italian social sciences

Introduction to the special issue “The L’Aquila earthquake 10 years on (2009-2019): impacts and state-of-the-art”

“…Since then, several works have adopted a human and social science perspective (e.g. Carnelli et al , 2016) to unpack different aspects of the emergency and recovery of L’Aquila and nearby areas. This earthquake gave rise to a new generation of Italian scholars embracing this kind of perspective on risk and disaster studies (Benadusi, 2015; Carnelli et al , 2016).…”

“…Carnelli et al , 2016) to unpack different aspects of the emergency and recovery of L’Aquila and nearby areas. This earthquake gave rise to a new generation of Italian scholars embracing this kind of perspective on risk and disaster studies (Benadusi, 2015; Carnelli et al , 2016). We, as guest editors of this special issue of Disaster Prevention and Management: an International Journal , argue that 10 years after the earthquake, there is still need – and perhaps now more than ever – to talk and reflect about it, for at least three main reasons.…”

‘Interrupted’ Landscapes: Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in between Urban Renewal and Social Identity of Local Communities

“…Overall, the C.A.S.E. project includes 184 buildings and 5736 residential flats at 19 sites around L'Aquila [17].…”

“…Overall, the C.A.S.E. project includes 184 buildings and 5736 residential flats at 19 sites around L'Aquila [17]. However, the attempt to reconstruct a new city on a "tabula rasa", despite the prestigious experts involved, transformed Gibellina into a museum-city, visited by tourists because of its artworks, but evidently less attractive for its inhabitants, leaving great squares by Franco Purini and Laura Thermes empty like deserts and without people, such as the ones represented by De Chirico or Sironi.…”