Author(s): Giuseppe Tito Aronica; Gianfranco Becciu; Giuseppina Brigandi; Luca Cozzolino; Giuseppe Del Giudice; Renata Della Morte; Corrado Gisonni; Francesco Napolitano; Roberta Padulano; Stefano Pagliara; Elena Ridolfi; Umberto Sanfilippo; Giada Varra
Linked Author(s): Gianfranco Becciu, Roberta Padulano, Luca Cozzolino, Corrado Gisonni, Renata Della Morte, Stefano Pagliara, GIUSEPPE DEL GIUDICE, Umberto Sanfilippo
Keywords: Pluvial flooding EC Flood Directive 2007/60 Risk evaluation Risk mitigation Risk communication
Abstract: In the last years, Italian cities are increasingly facing challenges associated with urban sustainability and urban water issues. Specifically, the risk associated with extreme rain events in urban areas has dramatically increased. For this reason, integration of pluvial flood risk management into Flood Risk Management Plans by regional and local water authorities becomes fundamental. The project INSPIRING, financed by the Ministry of University and Research – MUR (Italy) for the 2020 PRIN (Research Projects of National Interest) program, aimed to improve management capacities of public authorities to mitigate heavy rain risks by integrating pluvial flood risk management into management plans according to the EU Floods Directive. Project outcomes aim to help decision makers in planning and design of storm water control actions to mitigate the impacts of heavy rainfalls causing floods in urban areas, allowing "citizens and cities" to be better prepared to challenge due to global changes. For this reason, the focus of the project was the identification of joint and shared public strategies and actions to manage the risks consequent to this type of extreme event.
Year: 2025