An EU team developed a set of utilities that aid in the assessment of urban dangers. The tools include information sources of a structural or event-response nature, to be used alone or together with a decision-support module.
European cities still face many familiar ancient threats – earthquakes, volcano eruptions, floods and fires – plus a modern set that includes terrorism and industrial accidents. Dealing with such dangers requires new design concepts for urban spaces, foremost of which is resilience.
Further details: Tools for safer cities