Il terremoto a L'Aquila, la resilienza sociale e territoriale nel post sisma

[Autom. eng. transl.] Erroneously it is thought that natural disasters are a topic that is not closely related to social sciences. On the contrary, the sociology of disasters in Italy has deep roots and a consolidated historical path. Although each event has a precise date and time, the disaster cycle consists of a pre-event (prevention and mitigation) and a post-event (response and recovery) and the impact that a disaster has on a territory it depends only on physical factors but also on the ability of affected communities to know how to prepare, face and respond to the catastrophic event. This ability is not created at the time of the event but is linked to the social, economic and political dynamics of the territory. Natural disasters amplify the social vulnerabilities of the territory, highlight the virtuous mechanisms and malfunctions of local governance systems and enhance social capital. The volume presents a rich and in-depth analysis of cases comparing different socio-natural disasters over a period of more than half a century. The study of the social dynamics of the Irpinia earthquakes (1980), of L'Aquila (2009) and of Mirandola (2012), the floods of Florence (1966), of Giampilieri-Messina (2009) and of Sannio-Benevento (2015 ) and the eruption risks of the volcanoes Etna and Vesuvio help to start new reflections for the sociology of disasters and show that a social issue of disasters is still open. Developing these perspectives appears even more urgent in our country, which appears among the first places in Europe for the recurrence and intensity of disasters, as unfortunately we are reminded by the earthquakes that hit central Italy between August 2016 and January 2017.