Assessing seismic risk at different geographical scales: concepts, tools, and procedures

This paper reports the main results of the EC-Project SERGISAI. This project developed a computer prototype where a methodology for seismic risk assessment has been implemented. Standard codes, Geographic Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence Techniques compose the prototype, that will enable the end user to carry out a proper seismic risk assessment. This prototype is a first attempt to integrate tools, codes, methods for assessing the expected damage and is meant to become a useful support both for civil protection and for land use planning agencies.